2335. Misbranding: of Key-Mlns. 17. S. v. Edward T. Keenan (Keenan Labora-
tories) . Plea of nolo contendere. Fine, $100. (F. D. C. No. 21446. Sample
No. 7603-H.)
INFORMATION FILED: May 28,1947, Southern District of Florida, against Edward
T. Keenan, trading as Keenan Laboratories, Frostproof, Fla.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about July 2,1945, from the State of Florida into the
State of New York.
LABEL, IN PART : "Key-Mins Citrate and Phosphate Crystals Contain Dical-
cium Phosphate and the Citrates of Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Manganese,
Copper, Zinc, Nickel and Cobalt for Dietary use * * * Approximate Milli-
grams per Gram Calcium 153.540 Phosphorus 118.620 Iodine .015
Iron 1.050 Copper .301 Manganese .475 Magnesium 31.630 Po-
tassium 7.909 Cobalt .155 Zinc .315 Nickel .158 Vitamin B-l
(Thiamine Hydrochloride) .158 Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin) .316 Vita-
min B-6 (Pyrodoxine Hydrochloride) .031 Nicotinic Acid 2.372 Cal-
cium Pantothenate    .079."
NATURE OF CHAKGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements in a leaf-
let entitled "Bulletin XXI," which was shipped with the article, were false
and misleading. These statements represented and suggested that the article
would be efficacious in the treatment and prevention of colon stasis, urine dif-
ficulties, sour stomach, indigestion, menstrual pains, celiac disease, colitis, dia-
betes, influenza, coryza, rheumatic fever, and dyskinesia; that it would im-
prove the quality and increase the quantity of intestinal chyme; that it would
enable the pancreas and liver to perform their functions; that it would im-
prove digestion and the actions of the digestive juices; and that it would pre-
pare the intestinal content for evacuation. The article would not be efficacious
for such purposes.
Further misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements on the label of the
article were misleading, since they represented and suggested that the article
was of nutritional significance by reason of its content of manganese, mag-
nesium, potassium, cobalt, zinc, nickel, vitamin B6, and calcium pantothenate,
whereas the article was not of any nutritional significance by reason of its
content of such ingredients.
The article was alleged also to be misbranded under the provisions of the
law applicable to foods, as reported in notices of judgment on fods.
DISPOSITION : December 31, 1947. A plea of nolo contendere having been en-
tered, the court imposed a fine of $100.