10066. Adulteration of macaroni products.    U. S. v. 17 Cases and 36 Cases of
Macaroni Products.    Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.
(F. D. C. Nos. 16792, 16793.    Sample Nos. 10103-H, 10545-H.)
LIBELS FILED :   July 10,1945, Western District of Pennsylvania. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about May 28 and June 4, 1945, by Alfonso Gioia 
and Sons, from Rochester, N. Y.
and 36 cases, each containing 24 6-ounce packages, of macaroni products at 
Pittsburgh, Pa.
LABEL IN PART: "Mezzani Extra Fancy No. 1 Alfonso Gioia Brand," or 
"Bravo Brand Pastina Macaroni Products Made From No. 1 Semolina & 
Egg Yolks."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the articles consisted in 
whole or in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of rodent hairs, 
rodent hair fragments, and insect fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they 
had been prepared under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become 
contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : September 21, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgments of 
condemnation were entered and the products were ordered destroyed.