9677. Adulteration of rice.   U. S. v. 37 Bags of Rice.   Consent decree of condem¬
nation. Product ordered released under bond. (F. D. C. No. 17138. Sam- 
ple No. 19402-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 18,1945, District of Minnesota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about February 8,1945, from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT: 37 100-pound bags of rice at Minneapolis, Minn., in the possession 
of the Kedney Warehouse. The product was stored under insanitary conditions 
after shipment. Some of the bags were rodent-gnawed, and rodent excreta and 
urine stains were observed on them. Examination snowed that the product 
contained rodent excreta, rodent hairs, moths, and larvae.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION : November 14, 1945. The Liberty Cafe, Minneapolis, Minn., claim- 
ant, having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the product was ordered released under bond to be brought into 
compliance with the law, under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.