7341. Misbranding of calcium pantothenate tablets. TJ. S. v. 1 Drum, 175 Bottles, 
220 Bottles, and 32 Bottles of Calcium Pantothenate Tablets. Consent 
decree of condemnation. Product ordered released under bond to be 
relabeled.     (F. D. C. No. 13787.    Sample Nos. 75580-F, 75581-F.)
LIBEL FILED :    September 12, 1944, Western District of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about May 2, 1944, by Strong, Cobb and Co., from 
Cleveland, Ohio.
PRODUCT: 1 unlabeled drum containing approximately 55,000 calcium pantothe- 
nate tablets, 175 bottles, each containing 100 tablets, 220 bottles, each containing 
35 tablets, and 32 bottles, each containing 180 tablets, at Pittsburgh, Pa.
The product, when shipped, was packaged in drums labeled in part as in- 
dicated below.
LABEL IN PART : "Calcium Pantothenate Tablets * * * Recommended Adult 
Dose: One tablet daily, as a dietary supplement. Minimum daily human re- 
quirements have not as yet been established."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement, "Mini- 
mum daily human requirements have not as yet been established," was mis- 
leading in that it suggested that the need for the product in human nutrition 
has been established, although the amount needed daily has not; and, Section 
403 (j), the article was represented as a food for special dietary use by reason 
of its calcium pantothenate content, but its label failed to bear, as required 
by the regulations, a statement that the need for calcium pantothenate in 
human nutrition has not been established.
DISPOSITION : September 27, 1944. David B. Shakarian, Pittsburgh, Pa., claim- 
ant, having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered released under bond to be relabeled 
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.