10196. Misbranding of Bonaid Tablets. U. S. v. 139 Bottles and 22 Bottles of Bol- and Tablets. Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 17341. Sample No. 31228-H.) LIBEL FILED-: September 10, 1945, Southern District of California. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 25, 1945, by the L. M. and W. Products Co., from Detroit, Mich. PRODUCT: 139 100-tablet bottles and 22 600-tablet bottles of Bonaid Tablets at Los Angeles, Calif. Examination indicated that the product contained, among other things, approximately 117 milligrams of calcium and 54 milligrams of phosphorus per tablet. LABEL IN PART: "Bonaid 100 [or "600"] Tablets Each Tablet contains natural Bone Phosphate (supplying Calcium, Phosphorus, * * *), plus 200 U. S. P. Units of Vitamin D Synthetic in a base of suitable excipients." NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statements, "Bonaid Tablets aid in building sound teeth, nails and bones * * * an effective aid in the prevention of tooth decay * * * an important factor in the prevention of tooth decay," were false and misleading since the article would not be effective to build sound teeth, nails and bones, and to prevent tooth decay; and, Section 403 (j), the article purported to be and was repre- sented as a food for special dietary uses by reason of its vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus content, and its label failed to bear, as required by the regu- lations, a statement of the proportion of the minimum daily requirements of calcium and phosphorus furnished by a specified quantity of the product when consumed during a period of 1 day. The article was alleged also to be misbranded under the provisions of the law applicable to drugs, as reported in notices of judgment on drugs and devices, No. 1880. DISPOSITION: November 20, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.