29372. Adulteration and misbranding of noodles.   U. S. v. 200 Pounds of Noodles.
Default  decree  of  condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. No. 43049. 
Sample No. 29769-D.)
This product was deficient in egg solids and was artificially colored to sim- 
ulate the appearance of noodles containing more egg than was the case.
On July 11, 1938, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 200 pounds of noodles 
at Philadelphia, Pa.; alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about June 14, 1938, by Quong Chow Co. from Baltimore, Md.; 
and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act The article was labeled: "From Quong Chow Noodle Co. * * * Balti- 
more, Md.
It was alleged to be adulterated in that an artificially colored substance de- 
ficient in egg had been substituted in whole or in part therefor; and in that 
it was mixed and colored in a manner whereby inferiority was concealed.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that it was an imitation of and was 
offered for sale under the distinctive name of another article, noodles.
On August 2, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.