594. Misbranding of Slend-R-Form Candy. U. S. v. 01% Dozen Boxes of Slend-R-
Form Candy (and 12 other seizure actions against Slend-R-Form Candy).
Default decrees of condemnation. Portions of product ordered distrib-
uted to charitable Institutions;   remainder ordered destroyed.     (F. D. C.
Nos. 3599, 3916, 3924, 3998, 4017, 4201, 4678, 4768, 5048, 5239, 5240, 5749, 5758.
Sample Nos. 5181-E, 11404-E, 22302-E. 38942-E, 39706-E, 43590-E. 44652-E,
47481-E, 52318-E to 52320-E, incl., 55422-E, 55604-E, 58291-E, 7992B-E.)
Between December 28,1940, and September 17,1941, the United States attorneys
for the Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Washington, Northern
District of California, District of Oregon, Southern District of Ohio, Western
District of Louisiana, Northern District of Oklahoma, Eastern District of Wis-
consin, Southern District of Indiana, and the District of Minnesota filed libels
against 9*4 dozen boxes of Slend-R-Form at St. Louis, Mo., 451 boxes at Seattle
Wash., 140 boxes at San Francisco, Calif., 19 dozen boxes at Portland, Oreg.,
140 boxes at Dayton, Ohio, 25 boxe_s at Appleton, Wis.,. 54 boxes at Lake Charles,
La., 24 boxes at Tulsa, Okla., 126 boxes at Milwaukee,
' Wis., 16 boxes at Indian-
apolis, Ind., and 274 packages at Minneapolis, Minn., alleging that the article
had been shipped in interstate commerce within the period from on or about
October 28, 1940, to on or about August 7, 1941. by Riley Products, Inc., from
Chicago, 111. On March 10, 1941 the United States attorney for the District of
Colorado filed a libel against 8 dozen boxes of Slend-R-Form Candy at Denver,
Colo., which had been shipped by Riley Products, Inc., from Chicago, 111.,
or about December 3, 1940.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that representations in the labeling
regarding its efficacy in effecting a reduction of body weight in the consumer were
false and misleading. The article was also alleged to be misbranded under the
provisions of the law applicable to foods, as reported in F. N. J. No. 2978.
Between January 30, 1941, and March 4, 1942, no claimant having appeared,
judgments of condemnation were entered. The portions of the product located
at Denver, Dayton, and Minneapolis were ordered distributed to charitable insti-
tutions and the remaining lots were ordered destroyed.