F. & D. No. 260.
I. S. No. 11118-a.	
Issued September 2, 1910.
United States Department of Agriculture,
OFFICE OF THE  SECRETARY.
NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 510, FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
ADULTERATION OF MILK.
On or about August 17, 1908, Mrs. M. S. Piercy delivered for ship??
ment and shipped from Lenexa, Kans., to Kansas City, Mo., a?
quantity of milk. Samples from this shipment were procured and?
analyzed in the Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of?
Agriculture. As the findings of the analyst and the report made?
indicated that the product was adulterated within the meaning of?
the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906, the said Mrs. M. S.?
Piercy, and the party from whom the samples were procured, were?
afforded opportunities for hearings. As it appeared after hearings?
held that said shipment and delivery for shipment were made in?
violation of the act, the Secretarj' of Agriculture reported the facts?
to the Attorney-General, with a statement of the evidence upon?
which to base a prosecution.
In due course a criminal information, containing two counts, was?
filed in the District Court of the United States for the District of?
Kansas against the said Mrs. M. S. Piercy, charging the above de??
livery for shipment and shipment, respectively, and alleging that said?
milk was adulterated in that water had been mixed and packed with?
it so as to reduce and lower its quality and strength, and that water?
had been substituted in part for said milk.
On August 12, 1909, the said defendant pleaded guilty to the in??
formation, whereupon the court imposed a fine of $5 on each count?
thereof, together with the costs of prosecution taxed at $20.45.
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, July 6,1910.
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