4528.   Adulteration   of   tomato   paste.   U.   S.     *     *     *     v.   Alloway   Packing?
' Co., a corporation.     Plea of uon vult.     Fine, $25.     (F.  & D. No. 6714.?
I.  S. No. 220-k.)
On November 15, 1915, the United States attorney for the District of New?
Jersey, acting upon a report by the Secretary of ^Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district an information against the?
Alloway Packing Co., a corporation, Alloway, N. J., alleging shipment by said?
company, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about October 2, 1914,?
from the State of New Jersey into the State of New York, of a quantity of?
tomato paste, which was adulterated. The article was labeled: (On can)?
"Tomato Paste" (spray of small tomatoes) "Red Made from whole to??
matoes and trimmings Direzione. Per una lb. di maccaroni se ne usa un?
cucchiarino di caff' e fuso nelF acqua o brodo. Si aumente la dose per ogni lb.?
di maccaroni I medisimos i usa per carne arrosto staufato, ecc, ecc. Da buon?
gusto alia carne, buon odore (e quello) che piu importa un delicato sapone.?
Directions. For one pound of maccaroni use one teaspoonful dissolved in water.?
Add the same
' quantity for each pound of maccaroni. The same is used for?
Roast Meats, Stews, etc., etc. It flavors the meat and gives it a nice coloring.?
Alloway Pkg Co. Alloway, N. J. Manufactured in the United States Net?
weight 14 oz." (Representation of waitress serving man with maccaroni)?
" ' This maccaroni tastes fine. What do you use? ' ' Why, we use Antonio Ron-?
coroni Conserva'." (On shipping package) "5 Doz. No. 1. Tomato Paste?
Packed for George Roncoroni, 148 Spring St., New York, N. Y. Net weight?
14 oz."    (R. R. Marks) "67222-10-3."
Analysis of a sample of this product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this?
department showed the following results:
Sample A   Sample B.
Yeasts and spores per 1/60 cmm?
   45?20
Million bacteria per gram?
360?370
Per cent of microscopic fields containing mold fila??
ments?.?
    54?42
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the information for the reason that?
it consisted, in whole or in part, of a filthy and decomposed vegetable matter.
On March 6, 1916, the defendant company entered a plea of non vult to the?
information, and the court imposed a fine of $25.
CARL VROOMAN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
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