1183. Misbranding   of   Colestin  Natural  Mineral  Water.    U.   S.  v.   9  Cases   of
Colestin Natural Mineral Water.    Default decree of condemnation and
destruction.     (F. D. C. No. 11032.    Sample No. 11173-F.)
On November 1, 1943, the United States attorney for the Southern District of
California filed a libel against 9 cases, each containing 24 bottles, of the above-
named product at Lompoc, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped on or
about September 8,1948, by the Colestin Mineral Water Co., from Medford, Oreg.;
and charging that it was misbranded.
Examination of the article disclosed that it was mineral water containing
about 0.29 percent dissolved mineral matter.
The article was alleged to be misbranded because of false and misleading
statements on its label which represented and suggested that the article was
effective for kidney, stomach, and rheumatic troubles, biliousness, and similar
conditions.
On December 28,1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.