2010. Misbranding of various drug products.    U. S. v. 9 Bottles of Calcium Pan-
tothenate,  etc.    Decree of condemnation.    Products ordered destroyed.
(F. D. C. No. 14662.    Sample Nos. 81261-F to 81270-F, incl., 81272-F.)
LIBEL FILED :    On or about December 30, 1944, Western District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   From Lynwood, Calif., by the Ryer Dietary Supplements
Co.
. Inc.   The products were shipped between the approximate dates of June
10 and December 18,1944, and a number of booklets entitled "Vitamin Mineral
and Glandular Therapy" were shipped on or about February 23,1944.
PRODUCT: 9 90-tablet bottles of calciufm pantothenate, 19 60-tablet bottles of
Hy-De Tablets, 18 bottles, each containing 100 perles, of vitamin E, 17 60^
capsule bottles of extract of garlic, 17 90-tablet bottles of vitamin A & D,
15 1-ounce bottles of ferrous sulfate solution, 14 180-tablet bottles of kelp,
13 300-tablet bottles of Alfa-Yerba Tea, 56 100-tablet bottles of Improved
B-Complex Tablets, 16 90-tablet bottles of Ey-G Tablets, and 19 90-tablet
bottles of Sylix-Tron Tablets at Kansas City, Mo., together with the above-
named booklets.
LABEL, IN PAET: "Calcium Pantothenate (Gray Hair Factor) * * * Four
Tablets Contain: Calcium Pantothenate 6 mg. Vitamin B-l 400 I. U.
Strained 'K' Yeast 20 Grains"; "Ferrous Sulphate Solution An astringent,
Detergent, concentrate of Ferrous Sulphate. To be used as directed by a
Specialist." The material portions of the labels of the other products are
quested in notice of judgment No. 2033.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements in the
accompanying booklets were false and misleading since the articles would not
be effective for the purposes claimed. These statements represented and sug-
gested that the ferrous sulfate solution possessed detergent properties and
that the calcium pantothenate tablets would be effective to restore the orig^
inal color of gray hair, to increase the elasticity of fingernails, and to im-
prove the skin. Further misbranding, Section 502 (f) (1), the labeling of
the ferrous sulfate solution failed to bear adequate directions for use.
The nature of the misbranding of the other products is indicated in notice
of judgment No. 2033, which reports prosecution of the shipper under Section
301 (a).
DISPOSITION: April 23, 1945. The Ryer Dietary Supplements Co., Inc., claim-
ant, having filed its claim and answer, the case came on for hearing before
the court. Judgment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered that the
products be destroyed.
DRUGS ACTIONABLE BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION WITH FILTH