28523. Macaroni products and egg noodles.    (F.D.C. No. 47881.    S. Nos. 43-132
R, 51-120 T.) 
INFORMATION  FILED:    9-19-62,  W. Dist. Wash., against Major Italian Foods 
Co., Inc., Seattle, Wash., and Ernest A. Merlino, executive vice president and 
treasurer.
Wt. 4 Lbs. Major Italian Foods Seattle, Washington"; "Majorette Brand 
Family Pak Egg Noodles Net Weight 24 Ounces Major Italian Foods 
Seattle, Washington. Contains 5.5% or more of U.S. Dept. Ag. graded egg 
yolks."
CHARGE: 402(a) (3)—the macaroni products contained insects and insect frag- 
ments when shipped.
402(b) (1)—when shipped, a valuable constituent, namely, egg solids, had 
been in part omitted from the egg noodles; 403(a)—the statement "Contains 
5.5% or more of U.S. Dept. Ag. graded egg yolks" appearing on the label of 
the article was false and misleading in that it
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represented that the food con- 
tained 5% percent egg yolk solids, whereas the food contained less than 5% 
percent of egg yolk solids; 403(g) (1)—the article purported to be and was 
represented as egg noodles, a food for which a definition and standard of iden- 
tity had been prescribed by regulations, and it failed to conform to such defi- 
nition and standard since the total solids of the article contained less than 5.5 
percent by weight of the solids of egg, or egg yolk.
PLEA :   Nolo contendere.
DISPOSITION : 11-26-62. Corporation—$2,000 fine and probation for 3 years; 
Merlino—probation for 3 years.