2666. Misbranding of Ru-Mex-Ol Compound.  XL S. v. 966 Dozen Bottles   *   *   *.
(F. D. C. No. 25147.   Sample Nos. 27267-K, 45809-K, 45810-K.)
LIBEL FILED:   August 3, 1948, Western District of Tennessee.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 28, May 26, and June 26 and 30, 1948,
by the W. T. Rawleigh Co., from Freeport, 111.
PRODUCT : 966 dozen bottles of Ru-Mex-Ol Compound at Memphis, Term. Ex-
amination showed that the product consisted of approximately 10 percent
alcohol, 85 percent water, and 5 percent extractives from plant materials, and
potassium iodide (0.4 grain per teaspoonful) and salicylic acid (0.3 grain per
teaspoonful). A pharmacological test revealed that the article when taken
as directed in the labeling, namely, "Adults 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls 3 times a day
after meals," produced no laxative effect.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements In the
labeling of the article were false and misleading since they represented and
suggested that the article when used as directed would produce alterative
or laxative effects and that it would have a significant effect in stimulating
the appetite, whereas the article when taken as directed would not be effective
to produce alterative or laxative effects and would not have any significant
effect in stimulating the appetite.
DISPOSITION: September 13, 1948. Default decree of condemnation and de-
struction.