30784. Adulteration and misbranding of cod-liver oil.    V. S. v. Six Drums of Won
Destearlnated Cod Liver Oil. Decree of condemnation. Product re- 
leased under bond for relabeling:. (F. & D.. No. 45453. ' Sample No. 
41823-D.)
This product contained approximately three-fourths the amount of vitamin D 
it was represented to contain.
On June 6, 1939, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of six drums of cod-liver 
oil at Lansdale, Pa.; alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate com- 
merce on or about December 30, 1938, by W. J. Wardall, trustee for McKesson 
& Robbins, Inc., from New York, N. Y.; and charging adulteration and misbrand- 
ing in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
The article was labeled in part "160 D." The invoice covering the sale bore 
the statement "Poultry C L O 160 Vit D 1000 Vit A Per Gram."
It was alleged to be adulterated in that its strength and purity fell below 
the professed standard under which it was sold, namely, the statement on the 
label "160 D," and the representation in the invoice to the effect that it con- 
tained 160 units of vitamin D per gram, since it did not contain 160 A.O.A.O. 
chick units of vitamin D per gram, but did contain a less amount.
Misbranding was alleged in that the statement "160 D," borne on the label, was 
false and misleading, since it represented that the article contained 160 
A.O.A.C. chick units of vitamin D per gram; whereas it contained a smaller 
amount.
On June 26,1939, McKesson & Robbins, Inc., by Wm. J. Wardall, trustee, having 
appeared as claimant, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product 
was ordered released under bond conditioned that it be relabeled under the 
supervision of this Department.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.