5789. Aspirin tablets. (F.D.C. No. 41995. S. No. 7-863 P.) QUANTITY : 5 cases, 144 100-tablet btls. each, at New Haven, Conn. SHIPPED: In January 1954, from Newark, N.J. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION : Analysis showed that the article contained 92 per- cent of the labeled amount of acetylsalicylic acid, and that it contained a significantly larger amount of free salicylic acid than the maximum of 0.15 percent permitted by the United States Pharmacopeia. The United States Pharmacopeia requires that aspirin tablets contain from 95 percent to 105 percent of the labeled amount of acetylsalicylic acid. LIBELED : 8-23-58, Dist. Conn. CHARGE: 501(b)-the strength, quality, and purity of the article, while held for sale, fell below the standard for aspirin tablets set forth in the United States Pharmacopeia since the article contained less than the required amount of acetylsalicylic acid and more than the permitted amount of free salicylic acid; and Section 502(a)-the label statement "Aspirin Tablets U.S.P. 5 Grains Each" was false and misleading. DISPOSITION : 1-8-59. Default-destruction.