4076. Adulteration of candy.   U. S. v. Washingrton Candy Co., Inc.   Plea of guilty.
Fine, $2,000, $1,000 of which was to be suspended on certain conditions.
(F. D. C. No. 6482.   Sample Nos. 59006-E, 69595-E.)
On May 15,1942, the United States attorney for the Southern District of Ohio 
filed an information against the Washington Candy Co., Inc., at Washington 
Court House, Ohio, alleging shipment on or about July 16 and 25, 1941, from 
the State of Ohio, into the District of Columbia and State of New Jersey of 
quantities of candies which were adulterated in that they consisted in whole 
or In part of filthy substances, and in that they had been prepared under insani- 
tary conditions whereby they might have become contaminated with filth. The 
article was labeled in part: "Mint Puff," "Mint Tarts," "Boosterettes," "Orange 
Tarts," "Caramel Puffs," "Molasses Puffs," or "Anise Puffs."
On October 21, 1942, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
and the court imposed a fine of $2,000 but ordered that $1,000 of the fine be 
suspended if the defendant's factory be brought into"such condition, within 30 
days, as to meet with the approval of the Food and Drug Administration.