15505. Adulteration of plain flour, enriched flour, rye flour, and pastry flour.
U. S. v. 300 Sacks, etc    (F. D. C. No. 28035.    Sample No. 58220-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    October 7,1949, Southern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about September 9, 1949, by General Mills, from 
Tucson, Ariz.
PRODUCT: 300 25-pound sacks, 80 50-pound sacks, and 175 100-pound sacks 
of various kinds of flour at Los Angeles, Calif.
LABEL IN PART; "Sperry All In One Whole Wheat Bakers Flour," "Gen- 
eral Mills Washburn's Gold Medal Enriched Flour," "Sperry XXiXX 
Clear Bakers Flour," "Harina Escojida para Families Enriched Flour," 
"Sperry Special Bakers Flour," "Gold Medal Cream of Rye White Rye," 
"Sperry Cake and Pastry Bakers Flour," and "Softasilk Cake Bakers 
Flour."
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the products consisted in 
whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of insects.
DISPOSITION: November 9, 1949. General Mills, Inc. (Sperry Division), Min- 
neapolis, Minn., having filed a claim denying that it was responsible for the 
condition of the flour and alleging that it had become contaminated in transit 
while under the control of the railroad carrier, but having consented to the
entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the eourt ordered 
that the products be released under bond, to be used in the manufacture of 
. animal feed, under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.