24673. Misbranding of Dr. Wright's Wormosol.    IT. S. v. 21 Cans of Dr. Wright'*
Wormosol.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F. & D.
no. 35255.    Sample no. 19796-B.)
This case involved a drug preparation the labeling of which contained 
unwarranted curative and therapeutic claims.
On March 12, 1935, the United States - attorney for the Southern District 
of Indiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 21 cans of Dr. 
Wright's Wormosol at Indianapolis, Ind., alleging that the article had been 
shipped in interstate commerce on or about January 9, 1935, by the Dr. 
Wright Chemical Co., from Chicago, Ill., and charging misbranding in viola- 
tion of the Food and Drugs Act as amended.
Analysis showed that the article consisted essentially of volatile oils (1.8 
percent), fish oils (4.6 percent), water (88.3 percent), and a nitrogenous 
emulsifying agent (5.2 percent).
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements 
appearing in the labeling were statements regarding the curative or thera- 
peutic effects of the article, and were false and fraudulent: "Controls Worms 
in Chickens and Turkeys. Wormosol is a tonic and antiseptic. * * * 
Wormosol decreases mortality in growing chicks, young poults and mature birds 
by preventing worms from lowering resistance or destroying health. Stop 
losing money—use Wormosol. * * * Wormosol Wormosol is a modern 
scientific remedy for worms in chicks and turkeys. * * * to control 
reinfestation."
On May 17, 1935, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
W. R. GBEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.