City of St. Louis v. Jud
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction.— Hon. Benjamin J. Klene, Judge. Ordinance 24297, section 2, under which, this prosecution was had, undertakes to prohibit methods of adulterations other than those to be found in the Revised Code of St. Louis. This action is brought for violation of subdivision 3 of See. 2 thereof, for adding to skimmed milk a foreign substance called “annatto,”' for the purpose of coloring said milk.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction.— Hon. Benjamin J. Klene, Judge. Ordinance 24297, section 2, under which, this prosecution was had, undertakes to prohibit methods of adulterations other than those to be found in the Revised Code of St. Louis. This action is brought for violation of subdivision 3 of See. 2 thereof, for adding to skimmed milk a foreign substance called “annatto,”' for the purpose of coloring said milk. Annatto is a coloring matter and a foreign substance. The evidence showed that it is absolutely harmless when used in a food product as a coloring matter. Said…
1Opinion of the CourtLamm, J.
This is one of eight companion cases to test the validity of the milk ordinances of St. Louis— all handed down at this delivery.
Jud was tried in the police court of St. Louis for having in possession on the 1st day of May,-1909, at a given place, with intent to sell and offer and expose the same for sale, sldm milk adulterated in that it was colored by annatto, whereby its inferiority was concealed and it was made to appear to be better and of greater value than it really was — all, contrary to ordinance 24297. Convicted anew on his appeal to the court of criminal correction and fined $25, he…
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