2997. Adulteration, and misbranding of Nature's Minerals Compound.    17.  £. v.
28 "Vials of Nature's Minerals Compound Tablets and 24 Boxes of Na- 
ture's Minerals Compound (and 2 other seizures of similar products). 
Default decrees of condemnation and destruction. (P. D. C. Nos. 3121, 
3122, 3379, 3380.    Sample Nos. 26483-E, 26484-E, 35031-E, 35032-E.)
On October 4 and November 26, 1940, the United States attorneys for the 
Southern District of Mississippi and the District of Oregon filed libels against 
28 vials of Nature's Minerals Compound Tablets and 24 boxes of Nature's Min- 
erals Compound (in powder form) at Bay St Louis, Miss., and 12 bottles of 
Nature's Minerals Compound Tablets and 21 cartons of Nature's Minerals Com- 
pounds (in powder form) at Portland, Oreg., alleging that the articles had been 
shipped on or about August 29 and on or about October 4, 1949, by Nature's 
Mineral Co. from Indianapolis, Ind.; and charging that. they were adulterated 
and misbranded.
The articles were alleged to be adulterated in that they contained a poison- 
ous or deleterious substance, namely, fluorine, which might have rendered 
them injurious to health.
They were alleged to be misbranded in that representations in the labeling 
[these representations are set forth in F. N. J. No. 2996] were false and misleading 
since they would not be efficacious for such purposes.
They also were alleged to be misbranded under the provisions of the law 
applicable to drugs, as reported in D. D. N. J. No. 542.
On January 7 and February 25, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judg- 
ments of condemnation were entered and the products were ordered. destroyed.