15244. Adulteration of shrimp sauce, shrimp noodles, seedless apricots, and
preserved plums. U. S. v. How Kee Co., a partnership, and Man How 
Yee. Pleas of guilty. Partnership fined $5; individual defendant fined 
$250. (F. D. C. No. 26717. Sample Nos. 32312-K, 34061-K to 34064-K, 
incl.)
How Kee Co., a partnership, San Francisco, Calif., and Man How Yee, a 
partner.
ALLEGED VIOLATION : On or about April 23 and May 28, 1948, the defendant re- 
ceived in interstate commerce at San Francisco, Calif., from Hongkong, China, 
quantities of adulterated shrimp sauce, shrimp noodles, seedless apricots, 
and preserved plums, and delivered them for pay within the period from Sep- 
tember 2 to November 4,1948, to persons unknown.
LABEL IN PART: "Shrimp Sauce Made in Hongkong Yuen Hing Long 
Canned Goods Manufacturers * * * Hong Kong," "Shrimps Ovule 
Noodle Made in Hong Kong China Products Co. * * * West Hong 
Kong," "Seedless Apricots Made From Salt Apricots Liquorice Roots and 
Sugar Wong Wing Kee * * * Hong Kong, China," and "Wong Wing Kee 
Preserved Plum * * * Hong Kong, China * * * Made from Salt 
Plum   Liquorice Root    Sugar and Orange Peel."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Shrimp sauce. Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the 
product contained an added deleterious substance, salicylic acid, which is 
unsafe within the meaning of the law since it is a substance not required in 
the production of the food and could have been avoided by good manufacturing 
practice.
Shrimp noodles. Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects, insect parts, 
and rodent hairs.
Seedless apricots and preserved plums. Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (2), 
saccharin, had been substituted in part for products of the cQmposition de- 
clared on the labels.
DISPOSITION : August 31, 1949. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the part- 
nership was fined $5 and the individual defendant was fined $250.