17401. Adulteration of candy and salted peanuts.   U. S. v. Newton Mfg. Co., a
corporation, and Joseph J. Fay. Pleas of guilty. Corporation fined 
$450 individual defendant fined $150. (F. D. C. No. 30104. Sample Nos. 
92803-K, 92805-K, 92806-K.)
Newton Mfg. Co., a corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Joseph J. Fay, president 
of the corporation.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 13 and 14, 1950, from the State of 
Ohio into the State of Kentucky.
LABEL IN PART: (Case) "30 Lbs. Peanut Brittle," "30 Lbs. Net Blanched 
Salted Peanuts," and "Newport   15 Lbs.   Pecco Flake,"
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the products consisted in 
part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of insect fragments and 
rodent hair fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), they had been prepared and 
packed under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contami- 
nated with filth.
DISPOSITION: July 6, 1951. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the court 
imposed a fine of $450 against the corporation and $150 against the individual 
defendant.