12849. Adulteration of macaroni products.    U. S. v. Galioto Bros. & Co., a partner¬
ship, and "William Galioto and John B. Galioto.    Pleas of guilty.    Part- 
nership fined $1,200;  each individual defendant fined $200 and costs.
(F. D. C. No. 22042.    Sample Nos. 15480-H to 15482-H, incl.. 38163-H.)
INFORMATION FILED : May 21,1947, Northern District of Illinois, against. Galioto 
Bros. & Co., a partnership, Chicago, Ill., and William Galioto, a partner, and 
John B. Galioto, an employee.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about March 29, September 25, and October 1, 1946, 
from the State of Illinois into the States of Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan.
LABEL IN PART: "Circle M Brand * * * Made from Semolina Macaroni 
Packed For Merchants Grocery Co. Green Bay, Wis.," or "Italian Dinner 
Spaghetti [or "Spaghettini"]."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insect fragments and 
rodent hairs; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared and packed under 
insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION : December 5, 1947. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the part- 
nership was fined $1,200, and each individual defendant was fined $200, plus 
costs.