4258. Misbranding of vitamin Bx tablets.   U. S. v. 275 Cards * * *.    (F. D. C.
No. 35638.    Sample No. 47534-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    September 17, 1953,, Southern District of Texas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about May 20, 1953, from Newark, N. J.
PRODUCT: Vitamin Bx tablets. 275 cards, to each of which was attached a
cellophane envelope containing 4 tablets at Houston, Tex., in possession of the
consignee, the McDonald Prescription Laboratories, Inc.
RESULTS OP INVESTIGATION : The tablets were shipped in interstate commerce
unlabeled and, upon their receipt by the consignee, were repackaged by at-
taching a printed card to each four tablets in a cellophane envelope.
LABEL, IN PART: (Card) "Four Tablets Orange Vitamin P>-1 100 mg. * * *
for Adults Only * * * McDonald Laboratories, Inc., Houston, Texas."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements on the
labeling of the article, namely, the card attached to the envelope of tablets,
were false and misleading.   The statements represented that the article was
an effective treatment for physical strain, overwork, mental fatigue, nervous
tension, excessive alcoholism, loss of sleep, lack of energy and pep, laziness,
hangovers, and mental strain, and that the article would cause one to feel
good again and look better and nicer. The article was not an adequate and
effective treatment for such conditions, and it would not effect such purposes.
The article was misbranded while held for sale after shipment in interstate
commerce.
DISPOSITION : October 27, 1953. McDonald Laboratories, Inc., claimant, having
consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered
and the court ordered that the product be released under bond for relabeling
under the supervision of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.