4091. Adulteration and misbranding of tablets containing a mixture of mannitol
hexanitrate and phenobarbital. U. S. v. Linn C. Williams (Banner Lab-
oratories). Plea of guilty. Fine, $500. (F. D. C. No. 33789. Sample
No. 17320-L.)
INFORMATION FILED: June 19, 1953, Southern District of California against
Linn C. Williams, trading as the Banner Laboratories, South Pasadena,
Calif.
ALLEGED VIOLATION: On or about September 5, 1951, the defendant caused to
be given to a firm engaged in the business of shipping drugs in interstate com-
merce a guaranty to the effect that no drug delivered by the defendant under
the guaranty would be adulterated or misbranded.
On or about January 25, 1952, the defendant caused to be delivered to the
holder of the guaranty, at Los Angeles, Calif., a number of tablets containing
a mixture of mannitol hexanitrate and phenobarbital which were adulterated
and misbranded.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (c), the strength of the tablets
differed from that which they were represented to possess since each tablet
was represented to contain y2 grain of mannitol hexanitrate and each tablet
contained less than that amount of mannitol hexanitrate.
Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label statement "Each tablet contains
mannitol hexanitrate ? grain" was false and misleading.
DISPOSITION : July 6,1953. The defendant having entered a plea of guilty, the
court fined him $500.