27537. Misbrandlngf of  Sixty Minute Worm Expeller.     U.  S. v. Ernest H. Bur¬
feind   (Chemical  Products Co.).     Plea of nolo contendere.     Fine. $10.
(F. & D. No. 88589.    Sample No. 52686-B.)
The labeling of this product bore false and fraudulent curative and thera- 
peutic claims.
On June 8, 1937, the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
an information against Ernest H. Burfeind, trading as the Chemical Products 
Co., Ellsworth, Minn., alleging shipment by said defendant in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act as amended, on or about November 13, 1935, from the 
State of Minnesota into the State of Pennsylvania, and on or about November 
23, 1935, from the State of Minnesota into the State of Missouri of quantities 
of Sixty Minute Worm Expeller which was misbranded. The article was 
labeled in part: "Chemical Products Co., Ellsworth, Minn."
Analysis showed that it consisted essentially of ground Areca nut and 
charcoal.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that certain statements borne 
on the box label and contained in the circular falsely and fraudulently repre- 
sented that it was effective as a worm expeller and as a cure for tape worm, 
and effective to save puppies and cheer up old dogs.
On June 8, 1937, the defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere, and the 
court imposed a fine of $10 and suspended payment thereof.
HARRY L. BEOWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.