3431. Adulteration of burdock root, cocillana bark, jalap root, and white squill.
U. S. v. 11 Bags, etc.    (F. D. C. No. 28685.    Sample Nos. 10085-K,
10087-K to 10089-K, incl.)
LIBEL FILED :   January 11, 1950, Eastern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : During 1942, on or about December 12, 1946, and Novem-
ber 18, 1947, and during June 1949, from various foreign countries.
PRODUCT : 11 110-pound bags of burdock root, 422 100-pound bales of cocillana
bark, 16 160-pound bags of jalap root, and 160 60-pound bags of white squill
at Brooklyn, N. Y., in possession of B. J. Prentiss & Co., Inc.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (a) (1), the articles consisted
in part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of insects, and the cocil-
lana lark consisted also in part of a decomposed substance by reason of the
presence of mold; and, Section 501 (a) (2), the articles had been held under
insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth.
The articles were adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate
commerce.
DISPOSITION: January 27, 1950. R. J. Prentiss & Co., Inc., claimant, having
consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered
and the court ordered that the products be released under bond for segrega-
tion and destruction of the unfit portions, under the supervision of the Fed-
eral Security Agency. The segregation operations resulted in the destruction
of 693 pounds of jalap root, 1,112 pounds of white squill, and the entire lots of
burdock root and cocillana bark.
DRUGS AND DEVICES ACTIONABLE BECAUSE OF DEVIATION FROM
OFFICIAL OR OWN STANDARDS*