22998. Misbranding of Sal-Vet Worm Destroyer Conditioner Tonic. IT. S. 
v. 3 Barrels of Sal Vet Worm Destroyer Conditioner Tonic. De- 
fault decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. &
D. no. 32971.    Sample no. 49284-A.)
This case involved a product that failed to conform to the printed formula 
since it contained more salt and less limestone than declared.
On June 21, 1934, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
North Carolina, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed 
in the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of three barrels 
of Sal Vet Worm Destroyer Conditioner Tonic at Farmville, N. C, alleging that 
the article had been shipped in interstate commerce, on or about March 20, 
1934, by the Sal Vet Product Co., from Cleveland, Ohio, and charging mis- 
branding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
Analysis showed that the article consisted of salt (73 percent), limestone 
(10.4 percent), insoluble earthy material (6.4 percent), sulphur (1.1 percent), 
iron sulphate (0.8 percent), charcoal, and plant material (7 percent).
It was alleged that the article was misbranded in that the statements on 
the label, " Ingredients * * * (Ground Limestone) 25% * * * Salt 
* * * 65% ", were false and misleading, since the article contained less 
limestone and more salt than stated. This Department also recommended that 
the libel charge that the statement regarding the curative or therapeutic effect 
of the article, '" Worm destroyer Conditioner Tonic ", was false and fraudulent.
On September 24, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion and forfeiture was entered, and destruction of the product was ordered.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.