17901. Adulteration   and   Misbranding of   tablets   containing   pbenacetin,
aspirin, and caffeine alkaloid. U. S. -v. 6 Cans, Each Containing 
5,000 Tablets of an Article of Drug. Default decree of condemna- 
tion, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 25815. I. S. No. 15621. 
S. No. 4041.)
Examination of the herein-described drug tablets having shown that they 
contained less phenacetin than represented by the label, the Secretary of 
Agriculture reported the matter to the United States attorney for the District 
of New Jersey.
On January 24, 1931, the United States attorney filed in the District Court 
of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and 
condemnation of six cans, each containing 5,000 tablets of an article of drugs 
labeled in part, " Phenacetin 3% Grs., Aspirin 3% Grs., Caffeine Alk. % Gr.," re- 
maining in the original and unbroken packages at Barrington, N. J., alleging 
that the article had been shipped by the Llewellyn Laboratories (Inc.), Phila- 
delphia, Pa., on or about December 1, 1930, and had been transported from the 
State of Pennsylvania into the State of New Jersey, and charging adulteration 
and misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that the 
tablets contained acetylsalicylic acid (3.3 grains per tablet), acetphenetidin 
(2.7 grains per tablet), and caffeine (0.46 grain per tablet).
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in' that its 
strength fell below the professed standard under which it was sold.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement on the label, 
"Phenacetin 3y2 Grs.," was false and misleading.
On March 5, 1931, 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.
ARTHUB M. HYDE, Secretary of Affricultwre.