2042. Misbranding of Choloid Tablets.    U. S. v. 289 Bottles of Choloid Tablet*.
Default decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. D.  C.  No.  20707.
Sample No. 51188-H.)
LIBEL FILED:   August 9,1946, Northern District of (Iowa.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about May 17, 1946, by the Northwest Poultry Sup-
plies Co., from Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
PRODUCT: 289 bottles of Choloid Tablets at Sioux Center, Iowa. Analysis
showed that the tablets consisted essentially of copper sulfate, citrate arsenite,
zinc, and calcium and sodium sulfocarbolates.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the following label state-
ments were false and misleading: "Choloid Cht>lera and Fowl Typhoid
Tablets * * * If trouble is of mild form use two or three tablets to a
gallon. For severe cases use four or five tablets to a gallon. * * * Use
until disease is checked. * * * Choloid Tablets are recommended for use
as a preventive and check for all bowel trouble of poultry. They are especially
effective for treatment of the severe intestinal disorders??Cholera and fow
typhoid.   Given as a mild dose one day each month to the laying flock, they
act as a stimulant."   The article would not be effective for the purposes repre-
sented and suggested.
DISPOSITION:   September 11, 1946.   No claimant having appeared, judgment of
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.