2005. Misbranding of drug tablets.    U. S. v. 70,600 Tablets and 52,000 Tablets.
Default  decree  of condemnation and destruction.     (F.  D.  C.  No.  21623.
Sample Nos. 5340-H, 5341-H.)
LIBEL FILED:    On or about November 12, 1946, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 19 and September 3, 1945, by Strong Cobb
& Co., Inc., from Cleveland, Ohio.
PRODUCT: 70,600 tablets and 52,000 tablets at Cologne, N. J. Analysis showed
that the 70,600-tablet lot contained bismuth carbonate, magnesium sulfate,
charcoal,, and salol; and that the 52,000-tablet lot contained copper sulfate,
magnesium sulfate, and potassium permanganate. The tablets were shipped
in bulk containers, and no written agreement as to the labeling of the tablets
existed between the consignee and the shipper.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (f) (1), the labeling of both
lots of the tablets failed to bear adequate directions for use; and, Section 502
(e) (2), the label of the 52,000-tablet lot failed to bear the common or usual
name of each active ingredient.
DISPOSITION: December 9, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of
condemnation was entered and the tablets were ordered destroyed.