1943. Misbranding1 of Heberlings Poultry Wormer Flock Treatment.    U. S. v.
1,536 Packages of Heberlingw Poultry Wormer Flock Treatment. Default
decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 19672. Sample No.
34962-H.)
LIBEL FILED:   April 15,1946, Southern District of Illinois.?-
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about January 17, 1945, by the J. R. Watkins Co.,
from Winona, Minn.
PRODUCT: 1,536 ? 6-ounce packages of Heberlings Poultry Wormer Flock Treat-
ment.at BloomingtOn, 111. Analysis of a sample showed that the piroduct con-
sisted essentially of nicotine, 5 percent, incorporated in inert material such
as aluminum silicate, oxides of calcium, magnesium, iron, silicon, and sodium.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the following statements on
the package label were false and misleading: "Poultry Wormer, Flock Treat-
ment * * * Sufficient for: * * * 300 young chickens * * * Directions
For Using Heberlings Poultry Wormer * * * For 25 Young Chickens
* * * One-half ounce (two level tablespoonfuls) Wormer mixed with
half pound of mash. * * * Mix the Poultry Wormer." The statements
represented and suggested that the article would be ari'effectlve wormer for
all species of worms'which infest poultry, whereas it was not ah effective
wormer for all species of worms which infest poultry and, when used as
directed, it would not be an effective wormer for any species of worms which
infest chickens.
DISPOSITION : June 24, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con-
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.