1295. Misbranding of Sunshine Minerals.    V. S.,v. 465 Bag's of Sunshine Minerals
and 1,300 Circulars.    Consent decree of condemnation.    Product ordered
released, conditioned upon destruction of the circulars.     (F. D. C. No.
10830.    Sample No. 43068-F.)
On or about October 5, 1943, the United States attorney for the District of
Oregon filed a libel against 465 100-pound bags of Sunshine Minerals and 1,300
circulars at Portland, Oreg. It was alleged in the libel that the Sunshine Minerals
had been shipped from South San Francisco, Calif., on or about September 15,
1943, by the Korinek Laboratories; and charged that it was misbranded.
The article was labeled in part: "Dr. C. J. Korinek's Sunshine * * * Min-
erals   *   *   *   Mineral     Compound     for     Poultry-Cattle-Horses-Hogs-Sheep
*?*   *   100   pounds   net   contains   Iodine   requirements   *   *   *   Minerals
*?* * For further feeding directions see circular on Dr. C. J. Korinek's Sun-
shine Minerals * * * Analysis. Calcium (CA), not less than 30.00? Phos-
phorus (P), not less than 2.00? Iodine (I), not less than .06? Salt. .00?."
Analysis showed that the article had essentially the composition stated on its
label.
The article was alleged to be misbranded because of false and misleading state-
ments in the labeling regarding its efficacy to promote maximum growth 'develop-
ment in poultry and ability to produce high grade eggs; assure strong, sturdy,
uniform development of chicks and pullets; build up body resistance to disorders
and diseases affecting poultry; build stronger bones and muscles and digestive and
other internal organs; reduce nutritional leg weaknesses, rickets, rubber legs,
malformed breastbones, slip tendons, blindness, paralysis, and roup; improve
egg quality and shell texture; increase firmness, compactness, and thickness of
shells; increase egg production up to 19 percent; improve hatchability and fer-
tility of hatching eggs; prevent perosis; and reduce mortality up to 32 percent.
It was alleged to be misbranded further because of false and misleading repre-
sentations regarding its efficacy to increase milk production up to 9 percent in
cows; keep cows producing profitably for years, thus reducing costly replace-
ments; reduce nutritional abortion, sterility, or non-breeding, retained after-
birth, milk fever, simple garget, red water, and anemia; prevent unthrifty con-
dition, chewing bones, leather, wood, or eating dirt; prevent swollen joints;
eliminate goiter, rickets, and various other deformities in calves; reduce scours;
assure large, thrifty, well-haired calves; and help cows to develop and drop
healthier calves.
The article was alleged to be misbranded further because of false and mis-
leading statements regarding its efficacy to insure large, healthy litters in hogs,
and make sows better mothers; prevent hairless pigs, and mothers eating their
young soon after birth; prevent milk fever and retained afterbirth in sows;
reduce paralysis and thumps (anemia) ; increase the flow of the sow's milk;
increase weight from 10 percent to 20 percent; build strong, sturdy bones; improve
breeding conditions in both sows and boars; help sows to farrow; promote a gen-
eral thriftiness in pigs, and sharpen their appetites; prevent sagged back, weak
pasterns, and small bones; and satisfy the unnatural craving which makes
hogs root.
It was alleged to be misbranded further because of false and misleading state-
ments regarding its efficacy to increase weight and fleeces from 4 percent to 18
percent in sheep; grow strong, sturdy, well-boned sheep; reduce nutritional abor-
tions, sterility or shy-breeding, retained afterbirth, suspension of the milk of
ewes after lambing, heaving pains, blue-bag, anemia (thumps), goiters, and rickets
in lambs; improve the general health; increase the milk flow of ewes; prevent
stiff diseases in lambs, and dirt- or sand-eating in sheep and lambs; eliminate
failure to breed; produce larger, well-haired fox pups; improve pelts greatly;
invigorate breeding conditions of both male and female foxes; increase pro-
duction among rabbits, the size and thrift of litters; prevent the doe eating the
young; build up effective resistance from many disorders common to rabbits;
keep the hair of dogs in fine condition; give dogs lots of energy and pep; and
reduce dog deficiency diseases.
On November 1,1943, Dr. C. J. Korinek, claimant, having consented to the entry
of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and the product was ordered
released to the claimant, conditioned that the circulars be destroyed.