3694. Misbranding of A-T gum.   U. S. v. 17 Cartons    *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No.
32496.   Sample No. 4655-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   February 8, 1952, Northern District of West Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 7,1951, by Day-Baldwin, Inc., from
Newark, N. J.
PRODUCT: 17 cartons, each containing 12 boxes and each box containing 14
tablets, of A-T gum at Clarksburg, W. Va.
LABEL, IN PAST: (Box) "14 Tablets A-T Gum Antibiotic-Analgesic Each
tablet contains aspirin 3? grains and Tyrothricin 1 nig."
namely, the box label and the display card entitled "Better Than Penicillin"
which was shipped with the article, contained statements which were false (
and misleading. The statements represented and suggested that the article
was an adequate and effective treatment for sore throat and minor throat and
mouth infections, and that it was better than penicillin. The article was not
an adequate and effective treatment for sore throat and minor throat and
mouth infections, and it was not better than penicillin.
DISPOSITION :   March i.0,1952.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.