12767. Adulteration of dietary aids.    U. S. v. Frank W. Bower  (Bower Family
Laboratories).    Plea  of  nolo  contendere.    Fine,  SIOO.     (F.  D.  C.   No.
20192.    Sample Nos. 2T852-H, 27853-H.)
INFORMATION FILED : November 20,1946, Southern District of California, against 
Frank W. Bower, trading as Bower Family Laboratories, Sierra Madre, Calif.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about June 2,1945, from the State of California into 
the State of Washington.
LABEL IN PART: "Dex-Tro-Bese No. 11 A Dietary Aid," or "Dex-Tro-SpeciaJ 
No. 20   A Dietary Aid."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), valuable constituents of 
the articles, calcium, phosphorus, and iron, had been in part omitted and 
abstracted from them. Four heaping teaspoonfuls of the articles were repre- 
sented to contain 985 milligrams of calcium, 750 milligrams of phosphorus, and 
17.50 milligrams of iron, whereas 4 heaping teaspoonfuls of the articles actually 
contained less calcium, phosphorus, and iron than represented.
DISPOSITION : December 23, 1946. The defendant having entered a plea of nolo 
contendere, the court imposed a fine of $50 on each count, a total fine of $100.