2X540. Misbranding of Pulvis Alkantis. U. S. v. 6% Dozen Boxes of Pulvis 
Alkantis. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and de- 
struction.     (P. & D. no. 31148.    Sample nos. 46809-A, 46852-A.)
Examination of the drug preparation, Purvis Alkantis, disclosed that the 
article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of pro- 
ducing certain curative and therapeutic effects claimed on the label.
On September 22, 1933, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Louisiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of six and one-half 
dozen boxes of Pulvis Alkantis at New Orleans, La., alleging that the article 
had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about August 30 and September 
14, 1933, by Lafayette Pharmacal, Inc., from Lafayette, Ind., 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 
consisted essentially of calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, bismuth sub- 
carbonate, cerium oxalate, and a small proportion of menthol.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the fol- 
lowing statements appearing on the box label, regarding the curative and 
therapeutic effects of the article, were false and fraudulent: "A Symptomatic 
Treatment Gastric Ulcer Acute Gastric Catarrh, Acute Enteriitis, Hyperacidity, 
Reflex Vomiting * * * Dosage Average dose one teaspoonful in water 
three times a day, or more often if necessary. In acute attacks, Dose may be 
doubled."
On October 20, 1933, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.