4916. Wildunger herb tea.    (F. D. C. No. 37564.   S. Nos. 5-511/2 M.).
QUANTITY :    2   100-lb. drums at Detroit, Mich., in possession of Botanical Mail
Order House.
SHIPPED :    6-15-54 and 10-22-54, from Jersey City, N. J.
LABEL IN PAST:    (Drum) "Special Cut and Sifted Herb Tea    Formula #141."
ACCOMPANYING LABELING: Form letters headed "Dear Friend: Knowing that
you are interested," "Dear Sir or Madam: Tour name was recently given to
us," and "Dear Doctor: Please accept with our compliments" ; circulars headed
"This is It" and "Write to: Botanical Mail Order House"; and a folder headed
"Wildunger Brand Herb Tea."
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION ; As received from the shipper, the article in the
drums was labeled as described above. The article was to be repacked into
4- and 8-ounce cartons and ?-ounce envelopes labeled, in part, "Wildunger
Brand Herb Tea   A carminative-diuretic   *   *   *   Prepared for and Dis-
tributed by Botanical Mail Order House   Detroit 19, Michigan."
The accompanying labeling was prepared locally by the consignee and was
used by him in direct mail advertising to customers and prospective customers,
or was enclosed with samples distributed, or in packages mailed, to customers.
It was assumed that the article was of the composition declared on the labels
used on the repackaged article, namely, "Active Ingredients: Anise, Pepper-
mint, Ginger, Corn Silk, Uva Ursi, Horsetail Herb and Bueu. Also contains :
Licorice, Birch Leaves and Bean Shells."
LIBELED :   1-3-55, E. Dist. Mich.; amended 1-25-55.
CHAEOE: 502 (a)-the labeling accompanying the article, while held for sale,
contained false and misleading representations that the article was an ade-
quate and effective treatment for metabolic disorders, gout, and diabetes.
DISPOSITION :   3-29-55.   Default-destruction.