4919. Adulteration of cheese cake.  U. S. v. New Essential Cheese Cake Co., Inc., Max
' Jacobs/
and Samuel Galst. - Pleas of guilty. Fine, $500 on the first count and sentence sus- 
pended on the remaining 3 counts with respect to corporation. Max Jacobs and Sam- 
uel Galst sentenced to 3 months imprisonment on each of the 4 counts, sentences to 
run concurrently.    (F. D. C. No. 7682.    Sample Nos. 84359-E, 84369-E, 84381-E, 84382-E.)
This product, contained rodent hair fragments, hair resembling cat hair, splinters 
of wood, metal fragments, insect fragments, numerous plant fragments, pebbles, 
human hair fragments, and a fragment of cardboard.
On June 29, 1943j the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York 
filed an information against the New Essential Cheese Cake Co., Inc., at Brooklyn, 
N. Y., and Max Jacobs and Samuel ,Galst, officers of the corporation, alleging ship- 
ment within the period from on or about April 12 to 23, 1942, from the State of 
New York into the State of New Jersey of a quantity of cheese cake that was adul- 
terated in that it consisted in whole or m part of a filthy substance, and in that it 
had been prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contami- 
nated with filth. Portions of the article were labeled in part: "California Cheese 
Cake."   The remainder of the product was unlabeled.
On July 16, 1943., pleas of guilty having been entered on behalf of the defendant 
corporation and the individual defendants, the court imposed a fine of $500 against 
the corporation on count 1. Sentence was suspended on counts 2, 3 and 4 with 
respect to the corporation. The court imposed a sentence of 3 months imprisonment 
oneach of the 4 counts contained in the information, to be served concurrently, 
against each of the individual defendants.