80692. Adulteration of flour.    U. S. v. 175 Bags and 175 Bag's of Flour.    Consent
decree of condemnation.    Product ordered released under bond to be 
denatured.    (F. & D. No. 43880.    Sample Nos. 26143-D, 26144-D.)
This product had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained unsold 
and in the original packages. At the time of examination it was found to be 
insect-infested.
On September 14, 1938, the United States attorney for the District of New 
Jersey, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 350 bags of flour at Port 
Newark, N. J.; alleging that the article had been shipped on or about July 7, 
1938, from Forth Worth, Tex., by Burrus Mill & Elevator Co.; and charging 
adulteration in violation of the -Food and Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it consisted in whole or in 
part of a filthy vegetable substance.
On June 21, 1939, Burrus Mill & Elevator Co., claimant, having admitted the 
allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered, and the product 
was ordered released under bond conditioned that it be denatured under the 
supervision of this Department and used for animal feed or for the manufacture 
of paste.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.