19811. Adulteration of wheat.   U. S. v. 1,500 Bushels * * *.    (F. D. C. No. 33642.
Sample No. 65583-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    August 15, 1952, District of Minnesota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about July 21, 1952, by the Farmers Union Grain 
Terminal Association, from Joplin, Mont
PRODUCT:    1,500 bushels of wheat at Minneapolis, Minn.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the product 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 food and can be avoided by good manufacturing practice.
DISPOSITION : August 26, 1952. The Farmers Union Grain Terminal Associa- 
tion, St. Paul, Minn., claimant, having consented to the entry of a decree, 
judgment of condemnation was entered and the court ordered that the 
product be released under bond to be brought into compliance with the law, 
under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency. The seized wheat, 
totaling 88,110 pounds, was reprocessed by scouring, resulting in the salvaging 
of 80,340 pounds of wheat and in the destruction of the remainder.