4895. Uranium ore.    (F. D. C. No. 37901.   S. No. 10-716 M.)
QUANTITY : 8 plastic leather pads, some containing 4 to 5 lbs. and some containing
15 to 20 lbs., of uranium ore; a number of hot water btls., each containing 3
lbs., of uranium ore; and 175 lbs. of loose uranium ore at Sauk City, Wis.
SHIPPED :   During August and September 1954, from Edgemont, S. Dak.
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION : The uranium ore was shipped in bulk and, after
receipt, it was repacked by Royal A. Dickson, doing business as Gama-Ray Co.,
Sauk City, Wis.
The ore was represented by Royal A. Dickson, in the course of sales talks
given by him at Sauk City, as effective in the treatment of the disease conditions
described below. Examination showed that the ore emitted a very small
amount of radioactivity.
LIBELED :    3-29-55, W. Dist. Wis.
CHARGE: 502 (f) (1)-the labeling of the article, while held for sale, failed
to bear adequate directions for use in the treatment of the diseases and condi-
tions for which it was intended, namely, arthritis, bursitis, and blindness.
DISPOSITION : 5-7-55. Default-delivered to the Food and Drug Administration.
DRUGS ACTIONABLE BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION WITH FILTH