.1778. Misbranding of Calwhey.    V. S. v. Christian L. Nenbert (the Calvvhey Co.).
Plea of guilty.   Fine, $50.    (F. D. C. No. 11392.    Sample No. 12275-F.)
INFORMATION FILED: June 10, 1944, Northern District of California, against
Christian L. Neubert, trading as the Calwhey Co., San Francisco, Calif.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about May 13,1943, from the State of California into
the State of Washington.
PRODUCT : Examination disclosed that the product consisted essentially of dried
whey.
NATURE OF CHARGE : Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain label statements were
false and misleading sin<?e they represented and suggested that the article
would be efficacious in controlling body temperature and in increasing the
beneficial type of flora; that it would preserve the normal alkalinity of the
blood; that it would be efficacious as a mild intestinal bactericide; that it
would be efficacious in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of colitis,
nervousness, and listlessness; that it would be efficacious to stimulate the liver,
to increase the flow of bile, and to promote natural peristalsis; that it would
aid and promote good digestion; that it would promote a healthy skin; and
that it would be efficacious to reduce body weight. The article would not be
efficacious for the purposes represented.
It was also alleged to be misbranded under the provisions of the law ap-
plicable to foods, as reported in notices of judgment on foods.
DISPOSITION: June 23, 1944. A plea of guilty having been entered, the court
imposed a fine of $25 on each of 2 counts.