8291. Adulteration  and misbranding of Watkins Vitamin  B   Complex  Tablets.
IT.  S. v.  1,200 Dozen Bottles  of Vitamin B  Complex Tablets.    Consent 
decree of condemnation.   Product ordered released under bond.    (F. D. C.
No. 16214.   Sample No. 21815-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 25,1945, Western District of Tennessee.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about November 3 and 30,1944, by the J. R. Watkins
Co., from Winona, Minn. 
PRODUCT:   1,200 dozen bottles, each bottle containing 150 vitamin B complex
tablets, at Memphis, Tenn.   Examination showed that the product was 20
percent deficient in vitamin Bi.
LABEL IN PART :    "Watkins 7 grain 150 Natural Vitamin B Complex Tablets." 
VIOLATIONS CHARGED:   Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), a valuable constituent, 
vitamin Bi, had been in part omitted from the product.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statements, "Each Tablet assays: 
Vitamins Bi (Thiamin 85 I. U.) 255 Micrograms * * * Proper maintenance 
of health requires these vitamins which are often deficient in the diet," were 
false and misleading since the article contained less than the labeled amount of 
vitamin Bi, and proper maintenance of health does not require the use of a 
product of this nature.
Further misbranding, Section 403 (f), the information concerning the vita- 
min properties of the article, required by Section 403 (j) to appear on the label, 
was not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared 
with other words, statements, designs, or devices on the label) as to render it 
likely to be read by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of 
purchase and use, since it appeared on the side panel at right angles to the 
main display panel. 
DISPOSITION : August 18,1945. The J. R. Watkins Co., claimant, having admitted 
the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the 
product was ordered released under bond for relabeling under the supervision 
of the Federal Security Agency.