3749. Adulteration and misbranding of tincture of belladonna and tincture of
Hyoscyamus. U. S. v. Standard Drug Co., Inc., and Jacob Starr. Plea
of guilty by corporation; plea of nolo contendere by individual. Fine of
$500 against each defendant.   (F. D. C. No. 32740.   Sample Nos. *iB6 L. Z3
22774-L,22775-L,22931-L.) 
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INFORMATION FILED : February 29, 1952, District of New Jersey, against Stand-
ard Drug Co., Inc., Newark, N. J., and Jacob Starr, president and treasurer of
the corporation.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 31, 1950, and February 15 and April 5
and 26, 1951, from the State of New Jersey into the States of Massachusetts
and New York.
LABEL, IN PART:    "Tincture of Belladonna" and "Tincture of Hyoscyamus."
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the article purported to be and was represented as "Belladonna Tincture," a
drug, the name of which is recognized in the United States Pharmacopeia; and
its strength differed from the official standard since the article yielded from
each 100 cc. less than 27 mg. of the alkaloids of belladonna leaf, the minimum
permitted by the standard. Misbranding, Section 502' (a), the label statement
"Tincture of Belladonna U. S. P." was false and misleading since it repre-
sented and suggested that the article was "Belladonna Tincture," as defined
in the United States Pharmacopeia, whereas the article was not "Belladonna
Tincture" as therein defined.
Tincture of Hyoscyamus. Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the article pur-
ported to be and was represented as "Hyoscya/mus Tincture," a drug, the name
of which is recognized in the United States Pharmacopeia; and its strength
differed from the official standard since the article yielded from each 100 cc.
less than 3.4 mg. of the alkaloids of Hyoscyamus, the minimum permitted by
the standard. Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label statement "Tincture of
Hyoscyamus U. S. P." was false and misleading since it represented and sug-
gested that the article was "Hyoscyamus Tincture," as defined in the United
States Pharmacopeia, whereas the article was not "Hyoscyamus Tincture" as
therein defined.
DISPOSITION : May 2, 1952. A plea of guilty having been entered by the corpo-
ration and a plea of nolo contendere by the individual, the court imposed a
fine of $1,000 against each defendant. On July 2, 1952, the court reduced the
fine against each defendant to $500.