SC76. Slisbx-anding- of Robert J. Pierce's Empress Brand Tansy, Cotton?
Root, Pennyroyal and Apiol Tablets. V. S. * * * v. 34 Pack??
ages of Robert J. Pierce's Empress Brand Tansy, Cotton Root,?
Pennyroyal and Apiol Tablets. Default decree of condemnation,?
forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. & D. No. 13305.     S. No. C-2304.)
On August 20, 1920, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of?
Wisconsin, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and?
condemnation of 34 packages of Robert J. Pierce's Empress Brand Tansy, Cotton?
Root, Pennyroyal and Apiol Tablets, remaining unsold in the original unbroken?
packages at Milwaukee, Wis., alleging that the article had been shipped by the?
Robert J. Pierce Co., New York, N. Y., on or about April 5, 1920, and transported?
from the State of New York into the State of Wisconsin, and charging mis??
branding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The article was?
labeled in part: (Package) "* * * A safe emmenagogue. * * * remedy?
for the suppression of the menstrual function;" (booklet) "* * * The Cele??
brated Female Regulator * * * Delayed Menstruations When the suppres??
sion is of long standing, * * * follow instructions * * * until the de??
sired result is obtained ;- -" :; Irregularities Where the menses are not?
regular * * * are invaluable. Take before the expected, appearance of the?
menstrual period."
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Analysis of a sample of the article by tlie Bureau of Chemistry of this depart??
ment showed that it consisted of chocolate-coated tablets consisting essentially?
of aloes, ferrous sulphate, pennyroyal, and plant extractives.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason?
that the labels upon the packages and accompanying booklet bore certain state??
ments, as hereinbefore set forth, which were false and fraudulent in that the?
article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of pro??
ducing the curative or therapeutic effect claimed for it.
On October 6, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment?
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court?
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.