19359. Adulteration of wheat.   U. S. v. 124,800 Pounds * * *.    (F. D. C. No.
33438.   Sample No. 48673-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 28,1952, District of Minnesota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about June 12,1952, by the Solen Equity Exchange, 
from Solen, N. Dak.
PRODUCT:   124,800 pounds of wheat at Duluth, Minn.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the article contained an 
added poisonous and deleterious substance, a mercurial compound, which is 
unsafe within the meaning of the law since it is a substance not required in
- the production of the article and can be avoided by good manufacturing 
practice.
DISPOSITION : July 9,1952. The Solen Equity Exchange, claimant, having con- 
sented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and 
the court ordered that the product be released under bond, conditioned that 
it be reprocessed by distillation into industrial alcohol, under the supervision 
of a representative of the Federal Security Administrator. -
On September 10, 1952, the decree was amended to substitute the Farmers 
Union Grain Terminal Association, St. Paul, Minn., as claimant, and to per-
mit reprocessing of the grain by scouring. The wheat in the instant case and 
the wheat involved in the cases reported in notices of judgment on food, Nos. 
19360 and 19361, were commingled for purposes of the scouring operations. 
As a result of such operations, 7,250 pounds of wheat were found unfit and 
were destroyed.