1265. Adulteration and misbranding of nicotinic add tablets.    U. S. v. Armour
& Co.  (Armour Laboratories).    Plea of nolo contendere.    Fine. SlOO and
costs.     (F. D. C. No. 10545.    Sample No. 2375-F.)
On September 22, 1943, the United States attorney for the Northern District
of Illinois filed an information against Armour & Co., a corporation trading
under the name of Armour Laboratories, Chicago, 111., alleging shipment of a
quantity of the above-named product on or about March 11, 1943, from the State
of Illinois into the State of Indiana.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it purported to be and was
represented as nicotine acid tablets, a drug the name of which is recognized in
the United States Pharmacopoeia, an official compendium, but its strength
differed from and its quality fell below the official standard since the Pharma-
copoeia -provides that nicotinic acid tablets shall contain not less than 95 percent
of the labeled amount of nicotinic acid, whereas the article contained not more
than 80.94 percent of the labeled amount of nicotinic acid, and its difference in
strength and quality from the official standard was not plainly stated on its label.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement on its label,
"Each Tablet Contains 50 Milligrams Nicotinic Acid," was false and misleading
since the articje contained not more than 40.47 milligrams of nicotinic acid.
On November 9, 1943, a plea of nolo contendere having been entered on behalf
of the defendant, the court imposed a fine of $50 on each of 2 counts, a total fine
of $100 and costs.