2964. Misbranding of Remin's Brewers' Hydrolyzed Yeast Powder, Remin's
Multi-Vitamin A-B-C-D Drops, Remin's Brewers' Hydrolyzed Yeast
and Whey Powder, and Remin's (Powdered) Hydrolyzed Brewers' Yeast
Vegetables and Whey. U. S. v. Eugene A. Kazmark (M & M Service).
Plea of guilty. Fine, $10. (F. D. C. No. 25624. Sample Nos. 16849-K
tol6852-K,incl.)
INFORMATION FILED: August 4, 1949, Northern District of Illinois, against
Eugene A. Kazmark, trading asM&M Service, at Joliet, 111.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 13, 1948, from the State of Illinois into
the State of Wisconsin.
LABEL, IN PART: "Remin's Brewers' Hydrolyzed Yeast (Powder) A Supple-
mentary source of Hydrolyzed Brewers' Yeast and its natural vitamins Bt
and B*," "Remin's Multi-Vitamin A-B-(?D Drops In A Base Of Brewers' Yeast
Extract," "Remin's Brewers' Hydrolyzed Yeast and Whey Powder A Sup-
plementary source of Hydrolyzed Brewers' Yeast and its natural vitamins
Bi and B2," and "Remin's (Powdered) Hydrolyzed Brewers' Yeast Vegetables
and Whey."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Remin's Brewers' Hydrolyzed Yeast Powder, Remin's
Brewers' Hydrolyzed Yeast and Whey Powder, and Remin's (Powdered) Hy-
drolyzed Brewers' Yeast Yegetaoles and Whey. Misbranding, Section 502 (a),
certain statements in booklets and in a leaflet accompanying the articles were
false and misleading since the articles would not be efficacious for the pur-
poses, and would not fulfill the promises, of benefit stated and implied. The
booklets were entitled "Remin's * * * Descriptive Price List," "Facts
About Vitamins, Amino Acids and Hydrolysates," "Keep in Step with the
March of Progress," and "For Protein Vitality Try Remin's Hydrolyzed
Yeast," and the leaflet was entitled "Miracle Cure Laid to Diet." The false
and misleading statements in the booklets and in the leaflet represented and
suggested that the articles would be efficacious in the cure, mitigation, treat-
ment, and prevention of fatigue, sleeplessness, nervousness, neuritis, poor
appetite, loss of strength, constipation, and skin disorders; that the articles
would be efficacious in the prevention of poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis),
sterility in the male, baldness, great disturbance in the menstrual cycle in
the woman, sex gland deterioration, malformation of tooth enamel, and
cataracts of the eye; that they would be efficacious in the prevention of an
upset in the reproductive cycle in women; that they would be of value to the
nervous system; that they would be efficacious in preserving the integrity
(health) of the liver and in preventing damage to the liver; that they would
be efficacious in old age to maintain nitrogen balance where there is inadequate
gastric and pancreatic secretion, impaired absorption, and other gastroin-
testinal disorders; that they would aid in preventing nutritional edema and
be of help in hemoglobin regeneration in cases of nutritional anemia; that
they would help increase the gamma globulin in serum protein and would
be efficacious in increasing resistance to infections; that they would help
to assure adequate protein intake during pregnancy and lactation; that they
would be efficacious in the treatment of severe burn cases, fracture, and
dislocation; that for patients with gastric ulcers, the articles would be effi-
cacious for the repair of damaged tissue and to speed healing; that the articles
would be efficacious in preventing hyproproteinemia, in speeding tissue repair
and recovery from operations, in restoring degenerate tissue caused by disease
and reflex atrophy, and in the treatment of loss of blood, severe wounds, and
bleeding ulcers; that they would help to maintain a positive nitrogen balance
in cases of severe diarrhea; that they would be efficacious in the cure,
mitigation, and treatment of glandular disorders and infections, simple anemia,
perihcious anemia, halitosis (bad breath), cancer, cirrhosis and cirrhotic
conditions, acne, pimples, dry skin, diabetes, and glossitis; that they would
be efficacious in the cure, mitigation, treatment, and prevention of arthritis
and colds; that they would be efficacious in the prevention of cataracts; that
they would be efficacious in checking the appetite for alcohol; that the articles,
plus copper and the enzyme, tyrosinase, would aid in relieving the condition
of malnutrition which has as one of its symptoms the premature graying of
the hair; that the articles would aid nature in the postponement of old age;
that they would be efficacious in protecting one against overweight; that
they would improve the assimilation of food by the undernourished; that
they would build up tissues; that each article was essentially a potent nor-
malizing agent; that the articles would be efficacious in the cure, mitigation,
and treatment of stomach ulcers and of tumors ; that they would be efficacious
in maintaining normal health and in changing abnormal to normal conditions;
that they would promote nutrition of the reproductive organs and contraction
of the muscles; that they would be efficacious in counteracting cancer; that
they would promote growth and the formation of red blood corpuscles, pro-
tect vitamin O from destruction, and be efficacious in the cure, mitigation,
treatment, and prevention of nausea, dizziness, and ear damage; that each
article was a special detoxifying agent; that the articles would protect against
liver cirrhosis, enable an excess of one amino acid to be converted into others
more needed at the moment, and aid in destroying the allergic poison, his-
tamine ; that they would retard destruction of vitamin C, counteract nicotine
poisoning, and increase vitamin C in the tissues; that each article was an
effective detoxifying agent for indole and other poisons found in arthritic
conditions; that each article was a powerful detoxifying agent; that the
articles would promote glycogen (energy sugar) formation and would aid
in gastric secretion and in the prevention of anemia; that each article was
a good detoxifying agenl, especially for excess sex hormones which would
otherwise favor cancer formation; that the articles would be efficacious in
the formation of cartilage, and in the cure, mitigation, treatment, and pre-
vention of allergy, pregnancy difficulties, hay fever, and asthma; that they
would aid the liver in the formation of glycogen; that they, would be efficacious
in the formation of hemoglobin, in the production of antibodies against in-
fection, and in counteracting rancidity in fats; that they would be efficacious
in the formation of blood, development of membrane cells, and production
of thyroid hormone and adrenaline; that they would provide resistance against
disease; that they would be effective in the cure, mitigation, and treatment
of ailments from the common cold to serious heart infection; that each ar-
ticle was a general cure for all poisonous conditions of the body cells however
caused; that the articles would be efficacious in the control of gastric ulcers;
that' they would be effective in the cure, mitigation, treatment, and prevention
of pneumonitis, rheumatic fever, asthma, rheumatic arthritis, emphysema,
coronary sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, pernicious anemia, and most infections
under the common cold; that they would assure one of protein vitality and
provide sufficient heat and energy for normal needs; that they would be of
value where the natural digestion is not working correctly; that they would
be efficacious in the cure, mitigation, and treatment of many disorders of the
body; that they would help insure against malnutrition and hypoproteinemia
in childhood; and that they would be of benefit to persons who are only able
to absorb or assimilate a portion of the proteins which they actually consume
every day.
Remin's Multi-Vitamin A-B-C-D Drops. Misbranding, Section 502 (a), cer-
tain statements in booklets entitled "Remin's * * * Descriptive Price List
1947" and "Facts About Vitamins, Amino Acids and Hydrolysates," accom-
panying the article, were false and misleading. The statements represented
and suggested that the article would be efficacious in the cure, mitigation,
treatment, and prevention of fatigue, sleeplessness, nervousness, neuritis, poor
appetite, loss of strength, constipation, and skin disorders; that it would aid
in building up resistance against colds and would improve a sense of nutri-
tional well-being; that it would be efficacious in the prevention of poliomyelitis
(infantile paralysis) ; and that it would be efficacious in preserving the integrity
(health) of the liver and in preventing damage to the liver. The article would
not be efficacious for these purposes and would not fulfill the promises of
benefit stated and implied.
The articles were alleged also to be misbranded under the provisions of
the law applicable to foods, as reported in notices of judgment on foods.
DISPOSITION: September 19, 1949. A plea of guilty having been entered, the
court imposed a fine of $10.