17701. Adulteration of candy Easter eggs.   U. S. v. E. W. McDonell, Inc., and
Louis V. Arrico.   Pleas of guilty.   Corporation fined $500; individual 
defendant fined $250 and given suspended sentence of 6 months in jail.
(F. D. C. No. 31097.   Sample Nos. 10967-L to 10971-L, incl.) 
cinnati, O." and (box) "Allen J. Shafer Co. Cincinnati, O. * * * One- 
Half Lb. Net Weight"; (chocolate Easter egg, box) "E. W. McDonell Cin- 
cinnati, O. 12 Oz. Net Weight Oocoanut [or "Opera Cream"]" (hand rolled 
Easter eggs, box) "E. W. McDonell, Inc.," and (wrapper) "Shafer's Hand 
Rolled Cocoanut Net Wt. 2 Ozs. Mfd. By Allen J. Shafer Co. Cincinnati, 
Ohio."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted 
in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of rodent hair fragments 
and insect fragments; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared and 
packed under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION : June 8, 1951. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the court 
fined the corporation $500 and the individual defendant $250. In addition, 
the court imposed a suspended sentence of 6 months in jail against the indi- 
vidual defendant.