11148. Adulteration and misbranding of noodle products.   U. S. v. Atlantic Maca¬
roni Co., Inc., Frank A. Zunino, and Alex Q. Erminio. Pleas of guilty 
entered on behalf of the corporation on all counts of the information; 
pleas of guilty by the individual defendants on counts 1 and 2. Fines 
of $800 against the corporation, $1,600 against Frank A. Zunino, and 
$800 against Alex Q. Erminio. (F. D. C. No. 20211. Sample Nos. 7127-H to 
7130-H, incl.)
INFORMATION FILED : March 17,1947, Eastern District of New York, against the 
Atlantic Macaroni Co., Inc., Long Island City, N. Y., and Frank A. Zunino and 
Alex Q. Erminio, president and secretary, respectively, of the corporation. -
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about June 29,1945, from the State of New York into 
the State of New Jersey.
LABEL, IN PART :   "Caruso Brand   Pure Egg Products."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), a valuable constituent, 
egg, had been in part omitted; and, Section 402 (b) (4), artificial color had 
been added to the article and mixed and packed with it so as to make it appear 
to be a noodle product which is better and of greater value than the article. 
Misbranding Section 403 (a), the label statement "No Artificial Coloring" 
was false and misleading since the article contained artificial coloring; 
and, Section 403 (g) (1), the article purported to be and was represented as a 
noodle product and failed to conform to the definition and standard of identity 
for noodle products since the total solids of the article contained less than 
5.5 percent by weight of the solids of egg or egg yolk and, further, since the 
article contained artificial coloring, which is not an optional ingredient of the 
article under the definition and standard.
DISPOSITION: May 8, 1947. Pleas of guilty having been entered on behalf of 
the corporation on all counts of the information and by the individual defend- 
ants on counts 1 and 2, the court imposed a fine of $100 on each of the 8 counts 
against the corporation; a fine of $800 on each of counts 1 and 2 against Frank 
Zunino; and a fine of $400 on each of counts 1 and 2 against Alex Erminio. 
Counts 3 through 8 against each individual defendant were dismissed.