312. Misbranding of paregoric. tJ. S. v. 49 Gallon Bottles of Paregoric. Con-
sent decree of condemnation. Product ordered released under bond for
relabeling.    (F. D. C. No. 3453.    Sample No. 24554-E.)
This product failed to bear the required statement of the quantity of opium
that it contained, together with the statement "Warning-May be habit form-
ing." Moreover, its label failed to bear the name and address of the manu-
facturer, packer, or distributor.
On December 2, 1940, the United States attorney for the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania filed a libel against 49 gallon bottles of paregoric at Phila-
delphia, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce
on or about November 19, 1940, by the Leading Drug Corporation from New
York, N. Y.; and charging that it was misbranded for the reasons appearing
above.
On February 1, 1941, the Certified Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pa., claimant,
having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was
entered and the product was ordered released under bond conditioned that it
be correctly relabeled.
DRUG FAILING TO BEAR REQUIRED INGREDIENT STATEMENT*