1728. Misbranding: of Kol-N-Zyme.    U.  S. v. 14 Packages of Kol-N-Zyme and
117 leaflets.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C.
No. 18321.: Sample No, 14423-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    On or about November 2,1945, Northern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: From Chicago, 111., by the Beacon Products Co. The prod-
uct was shipped on or about August 13,1945, and the leaflets were shipped on or
about April 19, 1945.
PRODUCT: 14 packages of Kol-N-Zyme and 117 leaflets entitled "Kol-N-Zyme,"
at Orrville/Ohio. Examination showed that the product consisted essentially
of karaya gum, ground psyllium seed, and other plant products, together with
sugars.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the following statements
in the leaflets were false and misleading since the article, which was essentially
a bulk-forming laxative, would not be effective to fulfill the promises of benefit
stated and implied: "Health conscious people have seldom been offered a prod-
uct that presents a combination of aids for Better Living, well being and return
to norma] digestive function, than the combined ingredients in balanced propor-
tion contained in Kol-N-Zyme. * * * Laxatives containing irritants achieve
no healing result or correction of the cause of costiveness, or failure of normal
evacuation. * * * Coating agents such as bismuth, okra, and other palli-
atives, likewise fail to correct the cause of tenderness, or irritation in the
stomach, intestines or colon. * * * The ingredients contained in Kol-N-
Zyme are formulated in balance, and are recognized for their value in aiding the
return of normal functioning of elimination as outlined in the following para-
graphs. * * * Mucus, effete and necrotic matter, inactivated tissues are
proteins which may be digested by the Papay Enzyme, thus converting a foul
condition to a clean condition which is the first principal of healing
therapy. * * * Fruit Pectin is well known for its value as a healing agent
when ulcer or irritation is present."
DISPOSITION: December 7, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of
condemnation was entered and the produet and leaflets were ordered destroyed.