681. Adulteration   and   misbranding   of   Coreco   Vitamins   A-B,-G-D   Capsules.
V. S. v. 512 Boxes of Coreco Vitamins A-B,-G-D Capsules.   Default decree
of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 6777.    Sample No. 23410-E.)
Each of these capsules was represented to contain 50 International Units pf
vitamin Bi and 1,000 U. S. P. units of vitamin D; whereas examination showed
that they contained less than 12.5 International Units of vitamin Bi and not more
than 850 U. S. P. units of vitamin D.
On January 29, 1942, the United States attorney for the Northern District of
California filed a libel against the above-named product at San Francisco, Calif.,
alleging that it had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about May 25,1940,
by the International Vitamin Corporation from New York, N. Y.; and charging
that it was adulterated and misbranded.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that its strength differed from and
its quality fell below that which it was represented to possess, namely, 50 Inter-
national Units of vitamin Bi and 1,000 U. S. P. units of vitamin D per capsule*-
since it contained smaller amounts of both vitamins.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements were false
and misleading since when taken in the dosage of 1 capsule per day as directed,
it would not furnish "moderate amounts" of vitamins Bi and G: "Biologically
Assayed and Standardized * * * each capsule contains not less than:
* * * 1,000 U. S. P. Units of Vitamin D, 50 International Units of Vitamin B,
(approx. 100 Chase-Sherman Units) * * * Each capsule is equivalent in
U. S. P. Units of Vitamins * * * D to not less than 3 teaspoonfuls of Cod
Liver Oil U. S. P., assaying * * * 85 Vitamin D Units per gram. Each
capsule furnishes * * * moderate amounts of Vitamin Bi and G to supple-
ment the supply of these vitamins contained in the diet."
It also was alleged to be adulterated and misbranded under the provisions of
the law applicable to foods, as reported in F. N. J. No. 3425.
On March 9, 1942, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was
entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
DRUGS AND DEVICES ACTIONABLE  BECAUSE OF FALSE AND
MISLEADING STATEMENTS IN THE LABELING8