1843. Misbranding of Weldon Livestock Remedy.    U. S. v. William Hagedorn.
Plea of guilty.    Fine, $150 and costs.    (F. D..C. No. 16542.    Sample Nos.
14701-H,. 20043-H.)
INFORMATION FILED: September 18, 1945, Northern District of Iowa, against
William Hagedorn, Manning, Iowa.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about January 3 and March 2,1945, from the State of
Iowa into the States of Illinois and Nebraska.
PRODUCT : Analysis- disclosed that the product consisted of a dilute solution of
sodium hydroxide (lye) and sodium carbonate, together with a small amount
of glycerin and oil of anise.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the name of the product and
certain statements on its label were false and misleading since,, they represented
and suggested that the article would keep livestock well; that it would be
efficacious in the cure, mitigation, treatment, and prevention of many diseases
of livestock; that it would be efficacious in the cure, mitigation, treatment, and
prevention of necro in hogs and black and bloody scours in hogs, calves, and
sheep; and that it would prevent the dying of livestock, in one treatment. The
article would not be efficacious for the purposes represented and suggested.
DISPOSITION : October 3, 1945. A plea of guilty having been entered by the de-
fendant, the court imposed a fine of $75 on each of the 2 counts, plus costs.