20584. Adulteration of caraway seed.   U. S. v. 21 Bags   *   *   *.    (F. D. C. No.
35508.    Sample No. 42801-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    September 25, 1953, Northern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: The article was imported into the United States on or 
about January 16, 1953.
PRODUCT: 21 100-pound bags of caraway seed at San Francisco, Calif., in the 
possession of the DePue Warehouse Co.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of rodent 
urine; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been held under insanitary 
conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth. The article 
was adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION : October 6, 1953. Adolph Schoenfeld, 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 Department of Health, Education, 
and Welfare. The product was reconditioned, with the result that 60 pounds 
was found unfit and was destroyed.