1543. Misbranding;  of  Comstock's  Worm  Pellets.     V.  S.   v.  141  Tins  of  Worm
Pellets.    Default decree  of condemnation and  destruction.     (F.  D.  C.
No. 14488.   Sample No. 73261-F.)
On November 27, 1944, the United States attorney for the Northern District
of California filed a libel against 141 tins of Worm Pellets at San Francisco,
Calif., alleging that the article has been shipped on or about October 10, 1944, by
the National New York Packing and Shipping Co., from New York, N. Y. The
article was labeled in part: (Tin) "Comstock's Dead Shot Worm Pellets * * *
Contains    *    *    *    Santonin";  (cap)  "Active Ingredient Santonin."
Analysis showed that the article consisted essentially of sugar, cornstarch,
and stearic acid, with small amounts of spigelia and methyl salicylate. No
calomel or santonin was found in the article.
It was alleged to be misbranded because of the following false and "misleading
statements in its labeling: (Tin) "Dead Shot Worm Pellets For Round and Pin
Worms This medicine helps to expel the worms Contains Active Ingredients,
Calomel-Remember Worms are very Stubborn Guests in the Human Body";
(circular) "Comstock's Dead Shot Worm Pellets for Round and Pin Worms if
you are Not Sure that All the Worms and their Eggs have been Removed. The
same Dose should be Taken Two Weeks after the First Dose."
On March 3,1945, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was
entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
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