29790. Adulteration   and misbranding of   tablets.     U.   S.   v.   The   Physicians'
Chemical & Drag Co., Inc.     Plea of guilty.    Fine, $250.     (F. & D. No.
42570.    Sample Nos. 18653-D, 18661-D.)
This case involved two kinds of tablets, of which one contained acetanilide in 
excess of the amount declared, i. e., 1.18 grains per tablet instead of 1 grain, 
as stated on the label; and the other contained a smaller amount of acetophe- 
netidin, a derivative of acetanilide, than that declared on the label, namely, 3.6 
grains instead of 5 grains.
On September 14, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against the Physicians' Chemical & Drug Co., Inc., 
trading'at Chicago, Ill., alleging shipment by said company in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act on or about April 7, 1938, from the State of Illinois into 
the State of California of quantities of tablets labeled in part, "Formula Acetan- 
ilide Gr. 1 Quinine Sulphate Gr. 1-4 Camphor Gr. 1-4 Capsicum Gr. 1-4 Bxt. 
Cascara Sag. Gr. 1-4 Podophyllin Gr. 1-40 Tr. Gelsemium G. 1-2 Tr. Eupa- 
torium Perf. G. 1 Atropine Sulphate Gr. 1-1200," which were misbranded; and 
of tablets labeled in part, "Formula * * * Acetphenetidin Gr. 5 Caffeine 
Gr. 1-2 Camphor monobromated Gr. 1-2 Sodium bicarbonate Gr. 1," which 
were adulterated and misbranded.
The tablets labeled in part, "Formula Acetanilide Gr. 1" were alleged to be 
misbranded in that the statement "Acetanilid Gr. 1," borne on the bottle label, 
was false and misleading in that it represented that each tablet contained 1 
grain of acetanilide; whereas each tablet contained more than 1 grain of acet- 
anilide.
The tablets labeled in part, "Formula * * * Acetphenetidin Gr. 5," were 
alleged to be adulterated in that they fell below the professed standard and 
quality under which they were sold since each tablet was represented to contain
5 grains of acetophenetidin; whereas each of said tablets contained less than 5 
grains of acetophenetidin. They were alleged to be misbranded in that the 
statement "Acetphenetidin Gr. 5," borne on the bottle label, was false and mis- 
leading in that it represented that each of the tablets contained 5 grains of 
acetophenetidin; whereas each of the tablets contained a less amount.
On November 29, 1938, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
and the court imposed a fine of $250.
M. L. WILSON-, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.