6952. Deturge.    (F.D.C No. 44179.    S. No. 66-834 P.) 
QUANTITY :    52   8-oz. cans and 45    14-oz. cans at Los Angeles, Calif. 
SHIPPED :    11-2-59, from Tulsa, Okla., by Detergen Co.
LABEL IN PART: (Can) "Deturge For Removing Accumulations of Putrefaction 
and Mucus from the Gastro-Intestinal Tract. Plantago Ovata Blond Mag- 
nesium, Trisilicate * * * Detergen Company, Tulsa, Okla.   Directions."
ACCOMPANYING LABELING : 21 placards entitled "Deturge for removing accumu- 
lations" ; 16 wall charts entitled "Deturge Time Table"; and 269 pamphlets and 
leaflets entitled "Deturge for Removing Accumulations."
LIBELED :    1-18-60, S. Dist. Calif.
CHARGE: 502(a)-when shipped, the labeling of the article contained false and 
misleading representations that the article was adequate and effective for the 
self-treatment of other than occasional constipation; that continued use of the 
article would maintain good health by keeping the intestinal tract free of toxic 
accumulations; that use of the article was an adequate and effective treatment 
for all conditions of the small intestine and colon; that the article was of use 
for other than the temporary relief of occasional constipation; and that the 
article had other than simple laxative properties.
DISPOSITION : On 3-30-60, pursuant to stipulation by the Government and by 
the claimant, Detergen Co., an order was entered directing the removal of the 
case to the Northern District of Oklahoma. Thereafter, interrogatories were 
served upon the claimant and subsequently answered.
On 5-5-61, the claimant having consented to a decree, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the article was ordered released under bond to 
be brought into compliance with the law. On 1-15-62, the claimant having 
failed to post bond, an order for destruction of the article was entered.