4134. Misbranding of Raymor No. 50 capsules. U. S. v. 4 Bottles, etc (F. D. 0. No. 34879. Sample No. 33850-L.) LIBEL FILED: March 11,1953, Eastern District of Michigan; amended libel filed March 23,1953. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 1,1951, by the Raymor Food Prod- ucts Co., from Chicago, 111. PRODUCT : 4 180-capsule bottles of Raymor No. 50 capsules at Jackson, Mich., together with a number of leaflets entitled "Professional Order Blank" and 1 copy each of 5 issues of a publication designated "Raymor Nutritional Review" distributed monthly by the Raymor Food Products Co. and dated March, May, June, November, and December, 1952. Examination showed that the Raymor No. 50 capsules contained per 6 cap- sules not more than 164 milligrams of vitamin C, 0.16 milligram of iodine, 803 milligrams of calcium, and 381 milligrams of phosphorus. LABEL, IN PART : "Raymor Number 50 180 capsules 30 Day Supply Of A Dietary Supplement Composition-The recommended daily dosage of six capsules provides as follows: Ingredients * * * ? M. D. R.-Vitamin C (Ascorbic Ac.) 210.0 Milligrams 433? * * * Iodine (KI) 0.45 Milligrams 450? * * * Calcium (Bone Phosphate) 950.0 Milligrams 125? Phosphorus (Bone Phosphate) 565 Milligrams 75? The Purpose Of This Product Is Nutritional." NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the following statements in the labeling of the article, namely, "The recommended daily dosage of six cap- sules provides as follows: * * * Calcium * * * 950.0 Milligrams 125? M. D. R." and "* * * Phosphorus * * * 565 Milligrams 75? M. D. R.," were false and misleading since 6 capsules of the article provided less than 950 milli- grams of calcium and less than 125 percent of the minimum daily require- ment for calcium, and less than 565 milligrams of phosphorus and less than 75 percent of the minimum daily requirement for phosphorus; and the fol- lowing statements in the labeling of the article, namely, "The recommended daily dosage of six capsules provides as follows: * * * Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) 210.0 Milligrams 433? M. D. R." and "Raymor No. 50 * * * A multi- vitamin * * * dietary supplement containing * * * 210.0 mgs. C * * * in the recommended daily dosage of six capsules," were false and misleading since 6 capsules of the article provided less than 210 milligrams of vitamin C (ascor- bic acid) and less than 433 percent of the minimum daily requirement for vitamin C. Further misbranding, Section 502 (a), the labeling of the article consisting of the issues of the "Raymor Nutritional Review," mentioned above, was also false and misleading. Such labeling when taken as a whole, as well as in the specific statements and read in the light of the setting in which such labeling was intended to be read, conveyed to the public a meaning which represented and suggested that the article was effective for successful growth, and maintenance of health; that it was effective, by reason of its content of choline and inositol, for arteriosclerosis; by reason of its content of vitamin Bja, for chronic dermatitis and chronic urticaria; by reason of its content of vitamin E, in the management of retrolental fibroplasia; for neurologic dis- turbances in diabetic sufferers; for psychogenic asthma; to prevent intravas- cular coagulation and nutritional breakdown; to improve metabolism and cellular processes by replenishing all known deficiencies; to prevent and treat common chronic diseases-hypertension, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, degenera- * tiye;diseases ?f the liver and kidneys, obesity, and cardiovascular-renal dis- ease; arteriosclerosis, pain in rheumatoid arthritis, increased tendency for , . accidents caused by obesity, chronic physical and mental ill health, and con- \ genital debility in infants; to accelerate wound healing and lessen the pos- sibility of intercurrent infection; for "psychomatic" disorders of the heart, including irregularities of rhythm, unusual sensations about the heart such as oppression, tightening, pain, numbness, shortness of breath, feeling of faint- . ness, weakness, and "all gone," free perspiration and sinking sensation; to i improve vision in senile muscular degeneration; by reason of its content of liver and vitamin B complex, to remedy diarrhea following use of anti- , bio tics; by reason of its content of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, to remedy lesions of the mouth; by reason of its content of liver, to remedy re- productive failure; to remedy nervous illness in elderly people; to prevent invalidism and senility in the aging, breaking down of older individuals and emotional stress and psychological changes in the aged, manifesting them- selves in nervousness, depression, insomnia, and "a wide variety of somatic symptoms, difficulties in memory, irritability, insomnia, and a general feeling - of apprehensiveness and restlessness"; to relieve elderly people from the stresses and strains of life produced through functional disturbances of nerv- ;. ous origin and anxiety as to organic illnesses; to exert a favorable influence upon the entire outlook of the consumer; to prolong the period of the con- sumer's activity; by reason of its content of folic acid, for diarrhea and colitis; by reason of its vitamin BB content, for spastic paraplegia, spino- cerebral syndromes of the acromegaly type, cerebellar atrophy, and Korsa- . koff's psychosis and early cases of polyneuritis when not associated. with rheumatic disorders. The article was not effective for such purposes, and it was not capable of fulfilling the promises of benefit stated and implied. The Raymor No. 50 capsules were misbranded when introduced into, while in, and while held for sale after shipment in, interstate commerce. The article, together with certain other articles, was alleged also to be adulterated and misbranded under the provisions of the law applicable to foods, as reported in notices of judgment on foods. DISPOSITION: May 25, 1953. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.