25808. Misbranding of Wine Cod Liver Oil Extract, strychnine sulphate tab¬ lets, Grip Tablets C. T., nitroglycerin tablets, anti-asthmatic tab- lets, and Rhinitis Tablets C. C. T. U. S. v. Direct Sales Co., Inc. Plea of nolo contendere. Fine, $500. (F. & D. no. 27498. I. S. nos. 5026, 5042, 15765, 15768, 28458, 38153.) The composition of these drug preparations differed from that declared on the labels, deficiencies in an important constituent having been found in each instance. On July 11, 1932, the United States attorney for the Western District of New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court an information against the Direct Sales Co., Inc., Buffalo, N. Y., alleging shipment by it in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended, in the period from on or about December 8, 1930, to on or about July 14, 1931 from the State of New York into the States of Massachusetts, Maine, and Cos nectieut, of quantities of Wine Cod Liver Oil Extract, strychnine sulphate tab lets, Grip Tablets C. T., nitroglycerin tablets, anti-asthmatic tablets, and Bhini- Otis Tablets C. C. T. which were misbranded. The articles were labeled severally ;in part, as follows: (Bottle) "No. 795 Wine Cod Liver OU Extract * * . * Manufactured by Direct Sales Co., Inc. Buffalo, N. T."; (bottle) "Tablets Strychnine Sulphate C. T. 1/30 Grain"; (bottle) "No. 251 500 Tablets Grip C. T."; (bottle) "No. 492 1000 Hypodermic Tablets Nitro-Glycerine 1/100 grain"; (bottle) "No. 46 1000 Tablets Anti-Asthmatic (Hare)"; (bottle) "No. 478 5000 Tablets Rhinitis C. C. T." Misbranding of the Wine Cod Liver Oil Extract was charged under the alter gation that the bottle label bore the statements, "Wine Cod Liver Oil Extract" and "Bach Fluid ounce represents: Cod Liver Oil 120 m.", and that the said statements were false and misleading in that the article was not wine of cod- liver-oil extract, in that each fluid ounce thereof did not represent 120 minims of cod-liver oil, and in that the said article contained no vitamin D, an essential constituent of cod-liver oil. Misbranding of the strychnine sulphate tablets was charged under the allega- tion that the bottle label bore the statement, to wit, "Tablets Strychnine Sul- phate * * * 1/30 Grain", and that the said statement was false and mis- leading in that each of said tablets did not contain 1/30 grain of strychnine sulphate, but did contain a less amount. Misbranding of the Grip Tablets C. T. was charged under the allegation that the label bore the statement, to wit, "Tablets * * * Sodium Salicylate 3 gr.", and-that the said statement was false and-misleading in that each of said tablets did not contain 3 grains of sodium salicylate, but did contain a less amount. Misbranding of the nitroglycerin tablets was charged under the allegation that the bottle label bore the statement, to wit, "Tablets Nitro-Glycerine 1/100 grain", and that said statement was false and misleading in that each of said tablets did not contain one one-hundredth of a grain of nitroglycerin, but did contain a less amount. Misbranding of the antiasthmatic tablets was charged under the allegation that the bottle label bore the statement, "Tablets * * * Nitro-glycerine 1/200 gr.", and that the said statement was false and misleading in that each of said tablets did not contain one two-hundredth of a grain of nitroglycerin, but did ' contain a less amount. Misbranding of the Rhinitis Tablets C. C. T. was charged under the allega- tion that the bottle label bore the statement, "Tablets Rhinitis * * * Qui- nine Sulphate 1-2 gr.", and that the said statement was false and misleading in that the said article was not rhinitis tablets and each of said tablets did not contain one-half grain of quinine sulphate, but did contain a less amount. On March 12, 1936, a plea of nolo contendere having been entered, a fine of $500 was imposed. W. R. GBEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.