NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 2117.
(Given pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act.)
MISBRANDING OF DR. PUSHECK'S COLD PUSH TREATMENT NO. 12.
On July 27, 1912, the United States Attorney for the Northern 
District of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agricul- 
ture, filed in the District Court of the United States for said district 
an information against Dr. Charles A. Pusheck, Chicago, Ill., alleging 
shipment by him, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on Feb- 
ruary 15, 1910, from the State of Illinois into the State of Michigan 
of a quantity of Dr. Pusheck's Cold Push Treatment No. 12 which 
was misbranded. The product was labeled: "Dr. Pusheck's Treat- 
ment No. 12-Cold-Push For all Colds, Cough, Croups, Bronchitis, 
Catarrh, La Grippe, Sore Throat, Hoarseness and Irritation. For all 
Fevers and Inflammation, etc. *** Serial No. 1324. Prepared by 
Dr. C. Pusheck, 192 Washington St., Chicago    ***    ."
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry 
of this Department showed the following results: acetanilid (240 
grains per apothecaries' ounce), 50.0 per cent; ash, 4.0 per cent. In 
addition to the above, quinine, starch, camphor, and undetermined 
matter was present. The above results are on tablets with coating 
removed. Acetanilide in tablets with the coating 29.77 per cent, or 
142 grains per apothecaries' ounce. Misbranding was alleged in the 
information for the reason that the product bore the label set forth 
above, which said statement on the label failed to state the quantity 
of acetanilide contained therein or the proportion by weight of semi- 
solid contained therein as compared with the total weight of the 
product. Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the 
label failed to state the quantity of acetanilid derivatives contained 
in the product, or the proportion by weight of acetanilide derivatives 
contained therein, as compared with the total weight of the product.
On September 28, 1912, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to 
the information and the court imposed a fine of $50, with costs.
W. M. HAYS,
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 16, 1912.
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