4931. Uranium ore. (F. D. C. No. 38262. S. No. 21-050 M.) QUANTITY: 275 pads packed with ground uranium ore and 1,000 lbs. of loose uranium ore at Gordon, Nebr., in possession of Mrs. Peggy Bartow, t/?a Uranium Center. SHIPPED : During July 1954, from Pacho, Ariz. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION : The uranium ore was shipped in bulk, and, after receipt by the consignee, a portion was packed into the pads. The loose uranium ore was contained in the backs and seats of full length benches and in the ceiling of a room designated "the sitting room," located in the building housing the Uranium Center. The patient either sat or reclined on the uranium padded bench while under- going the "treatment" provided by the purported radioactivity of the ore. The loose pads were provided the patient for placing over affected portions of the body while he was being "treated" in the sitting room. The ore was found to possess small radioactivity. The sale of the pads and ore was promoted by sales presentations made by Mrs. Bartow and by a newspaper advertisement printed on Mrs. Bartow's instructions. LIBELED : 8-3-55, Dist. Nebr. CHARGE : 502 (f) (1) -the labeling of the ore and pads, while held for sale, failed to bear adequate directions for use in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatism, sinus conditions, and hemorrhoids, which were the conditions for which the articles were intended and for which they were offered in the above-mentioned advertisement and sales presentations. DISPOSITION : 9-8-55. Default-destruction. DRUGS AND DEVICES ACTIONABLE BECAUSE OF DEVIATION FROM OFFICIAL OR OWN STANDARDS