22638. Misbranding of Georgia Crystal Compound.    U. S. v. 120 Packages
of   Georgia   Crystal   Compound.    Default   decree   of   destruction.
(F. & D. no. 32551.    Sample no. 68692-A.)
This case involved a product labeled to convey the impression that it was 
obtained from the waters of Warm Springs, Ga., but which was found to con- 
sist essentially of sodium sulphate (Glauber's salt). The labeling also bore 
unwarranted curative and therapeutic claims.
On April 17, 1934, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Kentucky, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel (amended May 25, 1934), against 120 packages of Georgia 
Crystal Compound at Paducah, Ky., alleging that the article had been shipped 
1n interstate commerce, on or about March 23, 1934, by the Warm Springs Crys- 
tal Co., from Warm Springs, Ga., and charging misbranding in violation of the
Food and Drugs Act as amended. The article was labeled in part: " Georgia 
Crystal Compound Georgia Crystal Co., Warm Springs, Georgia."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the state- 
ment on the label, " Georgia Crystal Compound Georgia Crystal Co. Warm 
Springs, Georgia", was false and misleading, since it created a misleading 
impression regarding the origin of the article. Misbranding was alleged for 
the further reason that the following statements, regarding the curative or 
therapeutic effects of the article, were false and fraudulent: " Beneficial for 
*    *    *    Sour Stomach, Heartburn, hyperacidity of the stomach."
On June 6,1934, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment was 
entered ordering that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.