17224.  Misbranding of Ferrasal.    IT.  S. v.  12 Dozen Packages  of Ferrasal. 
Default   decree   of   condemnation,   forfeiture,   and   destruction.
(F. & D. No. 24317.    I. S. No. 012055.    S. No. 2556.)
On or about December 14, 1929, the United States attorney for the Western 
District of Louisiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
filed in the District Court of the United States for the said district a libel 
praying seizure and condemnation of 12 dozen bottles of Ferrasal, remaining 
in the original unbroken packages at Shreveport, La., alleging that the article 
had been shipped by the Crown Remedy Co., Dallas, Tex., on or about October 
2, 1929, and transported from the State of Texas into the State of Louisiana, 
and charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that it con- 
sisted essentially of sodium bicarbonate (45 per cent), magnesium carbonate 
(26 per cent), salicylic acid (0.34 per cent), small amounts of calcium and 
iron carbonates, a tartrate, and starch flavored with oil of peppermint.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the 
following statements borne on the carton, regarding the curative and thera- 
peutic effects of the said article, were false and fraudulent, since it contained 
no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects 
claimed: "Ferrasal * * * is indicated in the numerous health troubles 
caused by an excess of acids in the system. Acute Indigestion * * * 
Dysentery and Constipation are often caused by Hyper-Acidity. Ferrasal will 
give relief in such cases. It will also be found helpful in Kidney and Bladder 
trouble   *    *   *   The Sign of Good Health   *    *    *    Stops Indigestion Now!
* * * For Acute Indigestion take * * * Repeat hourly until relieved. 
For Chronic Indigestion * * * Also take * * * after any meal that 
fails to assimilate properly. * * * In cases of Dysentery and Ptomaine 
Poisoning call your physician and take * * * immediately. * * * For 
Chronic Acidosis take * * * until condition becomes normal. In Severe 
Cases   *    *    *."
On February 21, 1930, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it w.as ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
AETHTJB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.