14724. Adulteration of smoked, sliced salmon.   U. S. v. Louis Gorelick and The
Manhattan Packing Co., a partnership. Pleas of guilty. Individual de- 
fendant fined $500; partnership fined $250. (F. D. C. No. 21488. Sample 
Nos. 57318-H, 57338-H.)
INFORMATION FILED : July 24,1947, Eastern District of New York, against Louis 
Gorelick, and the Manhattan Packing Co., a partnership, Middle Village, L. I., 
N. Y.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 17 and August 5, 1946, from the State of 
New York into the State of Massachusetts.
LABEL IN PART: "Delicio U. S. Salmon Brand Smoked & Sliced * * * 
Packed in Salad Oil."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (1), the product contained 
an added deleterious substance, mineral oil, which rendered it injurious to 
health; Section 402 (b) (2), smoked salmon packed in mineral oil, a non- 
nutritive substance, had been substituted in whole or in part for smoked salmon 
packed in salad oil, a nutritive substance; and, Section 402 (b) (4). mineral 
oil had been added to the product and mixed and packed with it so as to reduce 
its quality.
DISPOSITION : May 19,1949. Pleas of guilty having been entered, Louis Gorelick 
was fined $500 and the partnership $250.