3320. Misbranding of Dr. Martin's Sulfa Du.   U. S. v. 78 Bottles   *    *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 28542.    Sample No. 64528-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    January 27, 1950, District of South Dakota.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about November 19, 1949, from Sibley, Iowa.
PRODUCT :    78   1-quart bottles of Dr. Martin's Sulfa Du at Sioux Falls, S. Dak.,
in possession of the Martin Laboratories (Carl Bbert, owner).
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION :   The product was transported unlabeled from Sibley,
Iowa, by Carl Ebert in his personally owned car.   The labels of the product
were affixed at destruction.
LABEL, IN PAET : "Dr. Martin's Sulfa Du * * * Active Ingredients: Sul-
fathiazole in soluble acid form, 22.2 gr. per fl. oz."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements on the
label of the article were false and misleading. These statements represented
and suggested that the article when added to drinking water as directed, was
effective in the treatment and control of the disease of poultry known as in-
fectious coryza and was effective to provide adequate blood sulfonamide levels
for the treatment of infectious coryza in poultry. The article when added to
drinking water as directed, was not effective for the purposes stated and im-
plied. The article was misbranded while held for sale after shipment in inter-
state commerce.
DISPOSITION : February 28, 1950. Default decree of condemnation and destruc-
tion.