4656. Alpha tablets.    (F. D. C. No. 37524.   S. No. 4-782 M.)
QUANTITY:   9   300-tablet btls. and 31   100-tablet btls. at Joliet, Ill.
SHIPPED :    11-3-54 and 11-16-54, from Detroit, Mich., by Wolverine Laboratories.
LABEL IN PART:    (Btl.)    "Alpha Tablets   As An Aid In The Relief Of Pain and
Discomfort Associated With Arthritis And Rheumatism * * * Each Tablet
Contains Acetylsalicylic Acid, formulated in a base of organic Calcium and
Alfalfa." 
ACCOMPANYING LABELING :   A placard entitled "Alpha Tablets For Rheumatism
On Sale Here!" and pamphlets entitled "Alpha Tablets for the immediate relief
of Arthritis." 
LIBELED :    12-20-54, 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 arthritis and rheumatism and that the article was a source of 
ingredients capable of healing and extending one's life; and, 502 (e) (2)—the 
label of the article failed to bear the common or usual name of each active 
ingredient.
DISPOSITION :   3-10-55.   Default—destruction.