1347. Misbranding of Apco Apcolene, and Apco Brooder and Litter  Spray.   U. S. v. 11
Bottles and 13 Bottles of Apco Apcolene, 5 Bottles of Apco Brooder and Litter
Spray, and a number of leaflets.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
(P. D. C. No. 12915.   Sample Nos. 40527-F to 40529-F, incl.)
On July 13, 1944, the United States attorney for the Northern District
of Iowa filed a libel against 11 1-quart bottles and .13 8-ounce bottles of
Apco Apcolene, 5 1-quart bottles of Apco Brooder and Litter Spray, 58
leaflets entitled "Fight Coccidiosis," and 55 leaflets entitled "Mycosis Fungi,"
at Waterloo, Iowa, alleging that the articles of drugs had been shipped on
or about April 10, 1944, by the American Products Co., Inc., from Kansas
City, Kans., and that, when introduced into and while in interstate commerce,
they were accompanied by the leaflets.
Examination disclosed that the Apco Apcolene consisted essentially of
copper, iron, mangenese, and magnesium sulfates, and propylene glycol,
colored with FDC Red No. 2; and that the Apco Brooder and Litter Spray
consisted essentially of coal-tar hydrocarbons, pine oil, and 0.23 percent
of phenolic compounds.
The articles were alleged to be misbranded because of false and mis-
leading statements and designs in the accompanying leaflets regarding the
efficacy of the products in the treatment of coccidiosis, blackhead, and fungus
diseases of poultry.
On August 1, 1944, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna-
tion was entered and the products, together with the leaflets, were ordered
destroyed.