NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 2279.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Pood and Drugs Act.)
ADULTERATION OF MILK.
On June 29, 1912, the United States Attorney for the Eastern Dis- 
trict of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
filed in the District Court of the United States for said district an 
information against William G. Richter, Breese, Ill., alleging ship- 
ment by him, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on July 8 
and July 18, 1911, from the State of Illinois into the State of Mis- 
souri, of quantities of milk which was adulterated. The product 
bore no label.
Bacteriological examination of samples of the product by the Bu- 
reau of Chemistry of this Department showed the following results: 
(Sample No. 1) 10,000,000 bacteria per cc, plain agar, after 2 days 
at 37° C.; 4,000,000 bacteria per cc, litmus lactose agar, after 2 days 
at 37° C, all alkaline; 100 gas-producing organisms. (Sample No. 
2) 4,000,000 bacteria per cc, plain agar, after 2 days at 37° C.; 40,000,- 
000 bacteria per cc, litmus lactose agar, after 2 days, at 37° C, 100 
per cent acid; 10,000 B. coli group; 1,000,000 streptococci. Adulter- 
ation of the product was alleged in the information for the reason 
that it consisted in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid animal 
substance, to .wit, bacteria. (While it was stated in the information 
in effect that bacteria were filthy, decomposed, and putrid animal 
substances, the Department does not consider this to be a fact but 
claims that the stage of decomposition of animal substance can be 
clearly demonstrated by the abundance and character of bacteria.)
On November 18, 1912, defendant entered a plea of guilty to the 
information and the court imposed a fine of $10 and costs.
W. M. HAYS, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C., January 30, 1913.
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