534. Misbranding: of Red-Hed Coxol.     U. S. v. 1 Dram and 1 Drum of Red-Hed (
Coxol.    Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.     (E\ D. C. Nos. v
2828,3836.    Sample Nos. 21627-E, 26956-E.)
On September 26, 1940, and February 25, 1941, the United States attorney
for the Northern District of California filed libels against 2 50-gallon drums of
Red-Hed Coxol at Modesto, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped
on or about August 7 and November 5, 1940, by Production Laboratories from
Seattle, Wash.; and charging that it wag misbranded.
Analysis of a sample of the article showed that it consisted essentially of
mineral oil (61 percent), a saponifiable oil consisting in part of fish oils, turpen-
tine (3 percent), a small amount of iodine, and .a red coal-tar dye.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the labeling directly and
indirectly represented that it was effective as a preventive of and treatment for
coccidiosis and blackhead in chickens and turkeys, which representations were
false and misleading since it was not effective for such purposes.
On November 16, 1940, and March 18, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judg-
ments of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.