478. Adulteration and misbranding' of Vi-An Tablets.    U. S. v. 30 Bottles and 24
Bottles of Vi-An Tablets.    Default decree of condemnation and destruc-
tion.     (F. D. C. No. 3821.    Sample No. 55245-E.)
Each of these tablets was represented to contain 1,250 International Units of
vitamin A and 125 International Units of vitamin D, but biological assay showed
that they contained not more than 40 International Units of vitamin A and 60
International Units of Vitamin D.
On February 14, 1941, the United States attorney for the Western District of
Washington filed a libel against the above-named product at Seattle, Wash.,
alleging that it had been shipped by Vegetrates, Inc., from Los Angeles, Calif.,
on or about November 29, 1940; and charging that it was adulterated and
misbranded.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that its strength differed from and
its quality fell below that which it was represented to possess. It was alleged
to be misbranded in that the statement "Four tablets a day * * * furnish: Vita-
min A . . . 5,000 I. U. * * * Vitamin D ... 500 I. U." was false and misleading
since it was incorrect.
It also was alleged to be adulterated and misbranded under the provisions of
the law applicable to foods, as reported in F. N. J. No. 2822.
On April 24, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.