4598. B-amino-complex tablets. (F. D. C. No. 34608. S. Nos. 9-568/9 L.) QUANTITY: 772 100-tablet btls. at Chicago, HI. SHIPPED : Between 6-26-52 and 7-12-52, from New York, N. Y., by Unitone Corp. LABEL IN PART: (Btl.) "100 Tablets B-Amino-Complex (or B-Amino BAC- Complex) A brand of amino acids, coenzymes, vitamins and minerals Daily dose of 6 tablets contains: Vitamin Bx (Thiamine Hydrochloride) 18.0 mg. Vitamin B, (Riboflavin) 27.0 mg. Niacinamide 180.0 mg. Vitamin B„ (Pyri- doxine Hydrochloride) 3.0 mg." ACCOMPANYING LABELING : Display cartons marked "BAO"; leaflets headed "If Your Body Could Talk It Would Say"; placards entitled "For The One In Five Who Is Hard Of Hearing"; and folders entitled "A Revolutionary Advance In Nutrition." LIBELED : 1-19-53, N. Dist. Ill. CHARGE: 502 (a)—the labeling of the article when shipped contained false and misleading representations that the article was an adequate and effective treatment for deafness and irritability; that it would supply energy to the heart, lungs, muscles, liver, and other important organs; that it would supply missing enzymes necessary to carry on body functions, such as growth, repro- duction, secretion, nerve condition, and muscular contraction; that it would stimulate the body to work as nature intended; that it would endow the user with vibrant life, health, and energy; that it would enable the liver to convert more than normal amounts of carbohydrates into energy; that it would trans- fer fatigue to quick energy; that it would prevent and correct disfunction in the energy conversion chemistry of body functioning; that it would reactivate all enzymes systems necessary for healthy body functioning; that it would activate the body cells to function as nature intended; and that it would supply needs that are missing from the food one eats. The article was alleged also to be misbranded under the provisions of the law applicable to foods, as reported in notices of judgment on foods. DISPOSITION : 8-14-53. Default—destruction.