F. & D. No. 1747.
I. S. No. 19538-b.	
Issued February 20, 1911.
United States Department of Agriculture,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 734, FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
ADULTEKATION OF EGG NOODLES.
On or about May 17, 1910, Edward S. Sinclair sold in the District?
of Columbia a quantity of egg noodles which were labeled as fol??
lows : " Golden Egg Noodles, made by the Cleveland Macaroni Co.,?
Cleveland, O., Guaranteed, U. S. Serial No. 415." Samples of this?
product were procured and examined by the Bureau of Chemistry,?
United States Department of Agriculture, and it was found to be in?
bad condition; worm eaten; and to contain cast skins of larvae,?
excreta, a few dead worms (larvse), and several large beetles. As?
the findings of the analyst and report made showed that the product?
was adulterated within the meaning of the Food and Drugs Act of?
June 30, 1906, the Secretary of Agriculture aiforded the said Edward?
S. Sinclair an opportunity to be heard. As it appeared after hear??
ings held that the sale was in violation of the act, the Secretarj^ of?
Agriculture reported the facts to the Attorney-General, with a state??
ment of the evidence upon which to base a prosecution.
In due course a criminal information was filed in the Police Court?
of the District of Columbia against the said Edward S. Sinclair,?
charging the above sale, and alleging that the product so sold was?
adulterated within the meaning of the act in that it consisted wholly?
or in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid animal substance.
On December 3, 1910, the defendant pleaded guilty to the above in??
formation, and the court imposed a fine of $15.
This notice is given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs?
Act of June 30, 1906.
W. M. HAYS,
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, January 20,1911.
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