2198. Misbranding: of W. B. A. Poultry Tonic.    V. S. v. 11 Palls and 3 Cartons
?    *    *.   (F. D. C. No. 22199.   Sample Nos. 67739-H, 67740-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   January 24, 1947, District of Kansas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about September 30, 1946, by the Western Buyers
Association, from Kansas City, Mo.
PRODUCT: 11 25-pound pails and 3 5-pound cartons of W. B. A. Poultry Tonic
at Newton, Kans. Analysis showed that the produce consisted essentially of
a red, powdered mixture containing iron oxide, sodium chloride, calcium and
sodium carbonates, magnesium sulfate (epsom salt), copper sulfate, charcoal,
and a small amount of plant material, indicating tobacco and nux vomica.
NATUBB OF CHABGH: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label statements "Poultry
Tonic * * * 100? Active Ingredients" and "Poultry Tonic to be used as an
aid in the prevention of diseases * * * 100? active ingredients" were
false and misleading since they represented and suggested that the article
would be effective as a poultry tonic and as an aid in the prevention of disease,
and that all ingredients of the article were present in therapeutically active
amounts. The article was not effective as a poultry tonic or as an aid in the
prevention of disease, and the ingredients declared were not present in thera-
peutically active amounts.
Further misbranding, Section 502 (b) (2), the article failed to bear a label
containing an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents.
DISPOSITION:   May 13, 1947.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
DRUG ACTIONABLE BECAUSE OF OMISSION OF, OR UNSATISFACTORY,
INGREDIENTS STATEMENTS*