565. Adulteration   of  Shores   Special   Formula  Tablets   G.   T.,   Special  Formula
Tablets C. C. T., and Special Formula Tablets S. C. Pink. U. S. v. The
Shores Co., Inc. Plea of guilty. Fine, $75. (F. D. C. No. 2908. Sample
Nos. 8079-E,-8122-E, 10712-E.)
On June 19,1S41, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
filed an information against the Shores Co., Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowai alleging
shipment within the period from on or about December 12, 1939, to on or about
April 14, 1940, from the State of Iowa into the States of Minnesota and
New York, of quantities of the above-named products that were adulterated
and misbranded.
The Special Formula Tablets C. T. were alleged to be adulterated in that
their strength differed from or their quality fell below that which they pur-
ported or were represented to possess, since each of the tablets was represented
to contain 10 grains of calcined magnesia and 10 grains of bismuth subnitrate;
whereas each of the tablets contained not more than 8.86 grains of calcined
magnesia and not more than 8.48 grains of bismuth subnitrate.
The Special Formula Tablets C. C. T. were alleged to be adulterated in that
their strength differed from or their quality fell below that which they pur-
ported or were represented to possess, since each of the tablets represented
to contain kamala and extract of kamala equivalent to 9 grains of kamala
and to contain *4 grain of nicotine; whereas each of the tablets contained
kamala and extract of kamala equivalent to not more than 5.81 grains of
kamala and only 0.21 grain of nicotine.
The Special Formula Tablets S. C. Pink were alleged to be adulterated in that
their strength differed from or their quality fell below that which they purported
or were represented to possess, since each of the tablets was represented to
contain 1 grain of calcium iodized; whereas each of the tablets contained
not less than 1.93 grains of calcium iodized.
On June 19, 1941, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to counts 1, 3, and
5 of the information, and the court imposed a fine of $75 and costs.   \