1876. Misbranding of Digestive  Tablets and  Roundworm Tablets.     U.   S. v.  69
Bottles of Roundworm Tablets and 342 Bottles of Digestive Tablets.
Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 17290.
Sample Nos. 22495-H, 22496-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 22, 1945, Southern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 24, 1944, and July 29, 1945, by the
J, R. Watkins Co., from Winona, Minn.
PRODUCT: 69 125-tablet bottles of Roundworm Tablets and 342 75-tablet
bottles of Digestive Tablets at Bloomington, 111.
Examination showed that the Roundworm Tablets contained 0.41 grain of
nicotine sulfate in each tablet; and that the Digestive Tablets consisted essen-
tially of calcium and magnesium carbonates, with negligible proportions, if
any, of papain, pancreatin, and pepsin.
LABEL, IN PABT : "Roundworm Tablets For Poultry [or "Digestive Tablets"]
*    *    *    Distributed by G. C. Heberling Co., Bloomington, 111."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Roundworm Tablets, Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain
label statements were false and misleading since they represented and sug-
gested that the article, when used as directed, would be effective to remove
any species of roundworm that infests poultry, whereas the article would not
be effective for such purpose.
Digestive Tablets, Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label designation "Di-
gestive Tablets" was misleading since the product possessed no significant
digestive properties; the label statement, "Heberlings Digestive Tablets are
helpful as a temporary relief in cases of acid indigestion, dyspepsia * * *
fermentation," was misleading since the article would not accomplish the
results implied; and the label statement, "Active Ingredients: Papain, pan-
creatin, pepsin," was misleading since the article possessed no significant pro-
portions of the drugs named.
DISPOSITION: September 27, 1945. No claimant having appeased, judgment of
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.