4039. Adulteration of confectionery.   U.S.   *   *   *   v. National Candy Co., a corporation.?
Plea of guilty.   Fine, $10 and costs.   (F. & D. No. 2789.   I. S. No. 12944-c.)
On January 26, 1912, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri,?
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of the?
United States for said district an information against the National Candy Co., a cor??
poration, having a place of business at St. Louis, Mo., alleging shipment by said com??
pany, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about March 13, 1911, from the?
State of Missouri into the State of Louisiana, of a quantity of confectionery which?
was adulterated. The product was labeled: "Turkey eggs." "Guaranteed by?
Peckham Factory, National Candy Co. under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906.?
Serial No. 3623."
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistryof this department?
showed that said product contained talc.
It was alleged in the information that the confectionery when it was shipped as?
aforesaid contained and was coated with talc, and that section 7 of the Food and Drugs?
Act, in the first paragraph, in the case of confectionery, provides that any article?
shall be deemed to be adulterated if it contains talc.
On May 10,1915, the defendant company withdrew its plea of not guilty previously?
entered and entered a plea of guilty to the information, and the court imposed a fine?
. $10 and costs.
CARL VKOOMAN, Acting Seeretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 4, 1915,
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