4343. Misbranding of quinine sulphate pills, nitroglycerin tablets, and 
tincture nux vomica. U. S. v. The E. Li. Patch Co. Plea of nolo 
contendere. Fine, $200. (F. & D. No. 19637. I. S. Nos. 2168-v, 2440-T, 
12849-v, 13003-v, 13005-v, 13359-v, 13449-v, 14324^v, 15875-^16047^^ 
On July 13, 1925, the United States attorney for the District of Massachu- 
etts, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District 
lourt of the United States for said district an information against the E. L. 
'atch Co., a corporation, Boston, Mass., alleging shipment by said company, in 
iolation of the food and drugs act, in various consignments between the 
ates of March 31 and December 3, 1924, from the State of Massachusetts into 
ae States of New York, New Jersey, and Maine, respectively, of quantities of 
uinine sulphate pills, nitroglycerin tablets and tincture nux vomica which 
'ere misbranded. The articles were labeled, respectively: "Pills Sugar 
oated Quinine Sulphate 2 grains * * * The E. L. Patch Co. Manufacturing 
harmacists Boston, Mass." ; " Tablets Nitroglycerin 1-100 grain " ; " Tincture 
f Nux Vomica 72% Alcohol Strength of U. S. P. IX 100 mils contain 0.25 Gm. 
? total alkaloids of Nux Vomica."
Misbranding of the quinine sulphate pills and the nitroglycerin tablets was 
lleged in the information for the reason that the statements, to wit, "Pill* 
* * Quinine Sulphate 2 grains," and " Tablets Nitroglycerin 1-100 grain," 
orne on the labels of the respective products, were false and misleading, in 
lat the said statements represented that the quinine sulphate pills each con- 
lined 2 grains of quinine sulphate, and that the nitroglycerin tablets each 
mtained 1-100 grain of nitroglycerin, whereas the said quinine sulphate pill* 
mtained less than 2 grains of quinine sulphate each, the 5 lots containing 
^proximately 1.643, 1.665, 1.677, 1.665, and 1.664 grains of quinine sulphate, 
ispectively, to each pill, and the nitroglycerin tablets containing 0.00722, 
00724, 0.00614, 0.00713 grain of nitroglycerin, respectively, to each tablet. 
Misbranding of the tincture nux vomica was alleged for the reason that the 
atement, to wit, " Tincture of Nux Vomica * * * Strength of U. S. P. 
K. 100 mils contain 0.25 Gm. of total alkaloids of Nux Vomica," borne on the 
bel, was false and misleading, in that the said statement represented that 
le article was nux vomica which conformed to the standard prescribed by the 
nited States Pharmacopoeia, Volume IX, and that 100 mils of the article 
>ntained 0.25 gram of total alkaloids of nux vomica, whereas it was not nux 
)inica of the standard prescribed by the said pharmacopoeia, and 100 mils 
: the article did not contain 0.25 gram of total alkaloids of nux vomica but 
d contain a less amount, to wit, 0.154 gram of the alkaloids of nux vomica 
iv 100 mils.
On December 2S, 1925, a plea of nolo contendere to the information was 
itered on behalf of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of 
!00.
W. M. JAEDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.