1765. Adulteration of color.    U. S. v. 1 Can of Color.    Default decree of con
demnation and destruction.     (F. D. C. No. 10319.    Sample No. 106-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 5, 1945, Southern District of Florida.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 14,1941, from Charlotte, N. C, by the
National Aniline Division, Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation.
PRODUCT :   1 can containing approximately 2y2 pounds of color at Tampa,- Fla.
Examination showed that the product contained D&C Green No. 6 and Butter
Yellow, Colour Index No. 17, the latter being a dye which cannot be certified
for use in foods, drugs, or cosmetics, and which possesses carcinogenic properties.
LABEL, IN PART:   "Natl Oil Green M-255."
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 501 (a) (4), the product bore and con-
tained, for purposes of coloring only, a coal-tar color, Butter Yellow, Colour
Index No. 17, which had not been listed for. use in drugs in accordance with the
regulations and was other than one from a batch that had been certified.
DISPOSITION: July 14, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con-
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
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