4940. Adulteration of candy.    U. S. v. Jacques Vauzanges, an individual, acting as general
manager of Chocolat-Menier. Plea of guilty. Fines, $1/100 on count 1: $500 on each 
of the remaining counts 2 to 9, inclusive, and 3 months imprisonment on each of 
the same counts, to run concurrently. Fines and prison sentences suspended on 
counts 2 to 9, inclusive, and defendant placed on probation for 2 years. (F. D. C. 
No. 9617. Sample Nos. 17184-F, 17185-F, 18413-F, 18414-F, 44565-F, 44566-F, 44571-F, 
44573-F, 44574-F.)
Samples of this product were found to contain one or more of the following types 
of filth: Hairs similar to rodent hairs, rodent hair fragments, wood splinters, small 
fragments of dirt, metal fragments, carbon, pebbles, clay fragments, paper and paint 
fragments, rodent excreta fragments containing rodent hairs, rodent excreta, human 
hairs, insect fragments, and larvae capsules.
On May 12, 1943, the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey filed 
an information against Jacques Vauzanges, an individual acting as general manager 
of Chocolat-Menier at Hoboken, N. J., alleging shipment within the period from on 
or about January 27 to February 1, 1943, from the State of New Jersey into the 
States of New York and Connecticut of ^quantities of candy thkt was adulterated in 
that it consisted in whole or in part of filthy substances, and in that it had been 
prepared under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with 
filth. The article was labeled in part: "Chocolat Menier * * * Vanilla Creams [or 
"Sour Orange," "Peanut Clusters," "Plantation," "Chocolate Caramels," or "Maple 
Cream Walnut"]."
On June .22, 1943, the defendant having entered a plea of guilty, the court imposed 
a fine of $1,000 on the first count. The court also imposed $500 on each of counts 2 
to 9, inclusive, and 3 months imprisonment on each of the same counts, the prison 
sentences to run concurrently. The fines and prison sentences on counts 2 to 9, inclu- 
sive, were suspended and the defendant was placed on probation for 2 years.