2242. Adulteration and misbranding of Avi-Caps.    U. S. 1. 22 Bottles    *    *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 22684.    Sample No. 52313-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    March 11,1947, District of South Dakota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 1, 1946, by Central Laboratories,
from Bensenville, 111.
PRODUCT: 22 100-tablet bottles of Avi-Caps at Dell Rapids, S. Dak. Analysis
showed that each tablet of the product consisted essentially of 0.3 grain of
nicotine, 0.46 grain of phenothiazine, copper sulfate, and plant material.
LABEL, IN PART:   "Cenlab's Avi-Caps."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (c), the strength of the article
differed from that which it was represented to possess since the tablets con-
tained less than the declared amounts of nicotine alkaloids and phenothiazine.
Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the following label statements were false and
misleading: "To be used as an aid for the control of large round worms
(Ascarids)
" and cecal worms (Heterakis Gallinae) in poultry. * * * Nico-
tine Alkaloids 0.8 grain, Phenothiazine Comp. (98.3) 5 gr." The product did
not contain the stated amounts of nicotine alkaloids and phenothiazine, and
when used as directed, it would not be effective in the control of large round
worms and cecal worms in poultry.
DISPOSITION: April 10, 1947. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con-
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.