1547. Misbranding: of Chezit.   TJ. S. v. 168 Packages and 165 Packages of Chezit.
Default   decree  of condemnation and destruction.     (F.  D.  C. No.  15116.
Sample No. 87599-F.)
On January 29, 1945, the United States attorney for the Northern District of
Iowa filed a libel against 168 1-pound packages and 165 8-ounce packages of
Chezit at Spencer, Iowa, alleging that the article had been shipped on or about
November 24, 1944, from Chicago, 111., by the United Farmers Exchange.
Examination showed that the article consisted of calcium carbonate, 50 percent;
zinc sulfocarbolate, 2.6 percent; bismuth subcarbonate, 0.32 percent; plant
material, including nux vomica ; and potassium iodide.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements on its label
which represented and suggested that it was of value in checking diarrhea,
scours, and looseness of the bowels in livestock, and in relieving bowel irritation,
conditions in livestock or in furnishing relief from any irritation of the diges-
tive tract. The article was alleged to be misbranded further in that its container
(1-pound size) was so filled as to be misleading since the contents occupied
only about 57 percent of the volume of the container.
On February 27, 1945, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condem-
nation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.