4289. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 76 Bags of Flour.    Default decree of con¬
demnation and destruction.    (P. D. C. No. 8109.    Sample No. 17819-F.)
This product had been stored after shipment under insanitary conditions and 
when examined 18 of the 20 bags examined bore rodent urine stains and 3 
bags had been gnawed by rodents.    Rodent excreta was found on every bag- 
examined. 
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On August 14, 1942, the United States attorney for the Middle District of 
Pennsylvania filed a libel against 76 48-pound bags of flour at Scranton, Pa., al- 
leging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about 
January 20 and March 26, 1942, from East Buffalo, and Black Rock, N. Y., and 
that it was in possession of the Scranton Wholesale Grocery; and charging that 
it was adulterated in that it had been held under insanitary conditions whereby 
it might have become contaminated with filth. The article was labeled in part: 
"Gold Medal   Vitamin-and-Mineral Enriched Flour."
On October 30, 1942, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
COKN MEAL
Nos. 4290 to 4299 report the seizure and disposition of corn meal that 
was found to be contaminated with one or more types of filth, such as rodent 
excreta, rodent hair, insects, or insect fragments.