16857. Adulteration of macaroni and egg noodles.   U. S. v. St. Louis Macaroni
Mfg. Co., Inc.   Plea of guilty.   Fine, $501.    (F. D. C. No. 29655.   Sample 
Nos. 76668-K, 76669-K, 84460-K.)
INFORMATION FILED :' December 1,1950, Eastern District of Missouri, against St.
Louis Macaroni Mfg. Co., Inc., St. Louis, Mo. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about August 1 and 3,1950, from the State of Missouri
into the States of Ohio and Illinois. 
LABEL, IN PART :   "St. Louis Brand  Macaroni [or "Pure Egg Noodles"] St. Louis
Macaroni Mfg. Co., Inc., St. Louis,.Mo."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the articles consisted in 
part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of larvae, insects, insect 
fragments, rodent excreta pellets, and rodent hair fragments; and, Section
402 (a) (4), they had been prepared and packed under insanitary conditions 
whereby they may have become contaminated with filth. 
DISPOSITION:    January 10, 1951.   A plea of guilty having been entered, the 
court imposed a fine of $501.