6227. Leci-Trate tablets and natural iodine tablets.   (F.D.C. No. 44405.   S. Nos.
93-221/2 P.) 
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QUANTITY: 116 100-tablet btls., 77 200-tablet btls., 10 SXXWablet btls., and
11 1,000-tablet btls. of Leci-Trate taUets, and 12
' 500-tablet btls. and 288
120-tablet btls. of natural iodme tablets, at Seattle, Wash.
SHIPPED :   G-S^ and 12-22-59, from Los Angeles, Calif., by the Vegetrates Co.
LABEL IN PART : "Vegetrates Leci-Trate Tablets (with Rutin & Safflower seed)
[or "with Rutin"]    Two tablets three times daily supplies: MDR. 150 mg.
' Lecithin* 12 mg. Rutin* 30 mg. Vitamin C 100? " 60 mg. Rose Hips
Powder* In a base of Safflower Seed * * * Formulated and Distributed only
by Vegetrates Dependable Products, Los Angeles 29, California * * * Each
tablet is composed of 100? pure lecithin extracted from soy beans, rutin from
buckwheat and Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in a chocolate-like flavored coating
derived from  carob,"  and "Daily Iodine Unit   (Natural Iodine Tablets)
Source: Pure Dehydrated PacMe Kelp (Macrocystic-Pyrifera), which sup-
plies iodine in its natural form, together with excipients."
ACCOMP ANTING LABELING :   Leaflets entitled "Daily Iodine Unit."    ;
LIBELED:   3-29-60, W. Dist. Wash.
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CHARGE: LecirTrate tablets, 502(a)5--when snipped, the label contained false and
misleading representations that"'fche* article'Vas adequate and effective ks a
lipotropic agent in1 tne! blood vessel^ and to supply important amounts of
unsaturated fatty acids, thuis to favorablyJaffeet the^blood circulatory'jsystem.
Natural iodine1 Mbtets, SO^Xaj-^wheh1 shipped, the labeling of the article
contained false and misleading representations that the article was adequate
and effective for the treatment and prevention of ill health and serious diseasesi;
chronic state of. border-line nutrition. I enlargement .of the thyroid; .goiter;
infections; miscarriages; inadequate supply of milk of nursing mothers; fatigue
of adolescence; and that !the! article-would Emulate the normal growth" ;bf
bones, hair, and skin, the normal development of tne brainy and sexual develop-
ment; maintain a normal pregnancy; and promote general health; growth,
and development of man; and 502(e) (1)-the label of the article failed to bear
the common or usual name of the article, namely, kelp tablets.
DISPOSITION:   5-31-60.  'Default-destruction^ ;