3838. Adulteration and misbranding of Adiron tablets.    U. S. v. Lawrence M. Wil¬
liams  (Lawrence Laboratories.).    Plea of guilty.   Fine. $250 and costs.
(F. D. C. No. 5531.    Sample Nos. 60557-E, 60558-E.)
This product contained fewer units of vitamins"A and D than it was repre- 
sented to contain.
On February 27, 1942, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of, Illinois filed an information against Lawrence M. Williams, trading as Law- 
rence Laboratories, Chicago, Ill., alleging shipment in interstate commerce on or 
about March 7, 1941, from the State of Illinois into the State of Washington of a 
quantity of Adiron which was adulterated and misbranded. 
1 The article was alleged to be adulterated in that valuable constituents, vitamins 
J A and D, had been in part omitted or abstracted therefrom.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement on the label, "Adiron 
* * * Tablets, each contain * * * 1200 U. S. P. XI units Vitamin 'A' 180 
U. S. P. XI Units Vitamin T)'," was false and misleading since each tablet con- 
tained not more than 300 U. S. P. XI units of vitamin A, and not more than 100 
U. S. P. XI units of vitamin D.
The information also alleged that it was adulterated and misbranded (and 
that another article, Floramucin, was misbranded) under the provisions of the 
law applicable to drugs, as reported in notices of judgment on drugs and devices.
On March 3, 1942, a plea of guilty was entered to all charges and the court 
imposed a fine of $250, which covered all counts of the information.