8706.?Misbranding- of Sirop D'Aniz (Sirup of Anise).     V. S.     *     *     *     v. 140
Bottles and 3 Dozen Bottles of Sirop D'Aniz  (Sirup  of Anise).     De??
fault  decrees  of  condemnation,  forfeiture, and destruction.     (F.  &
D. Nos. 12682, 12684.    I. S. Nos. 18381-r, 18373-r.    S. Nos. E-2201, E-2238.)
On May 27, 1920, the United States attorney for the District of Maine, acting?
upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court of?
the United States for said district libels for the seizure and condemnation of?
140 bottles and 3 dozen bottles of a product, labeled in part " Sirop D'Aniz,"?
consigned by J. A. B. Gauvin, Lowell, Mass., remaining unsold in the original?
unbroken packages at Waterville, Me., alleging that the article had been?
shipped on or about October 9, 1919, and transported from the State of Massa??
chusetts into the State of Maine, and charging misbranding in violation of the?
Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de??
partment showed that it consisted essentially of morphine acetate, oil of?
anise, sugar, alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libels for the reason that the?
packages bore certain statements regarding the curative or therapeutic effects?
thereof, as follows, (wrapper) "For babies * * * This syrup is adminis??
tered for Infantile Colics, Dysentery, Coughs, Colds, Sleeplessness, etc. For?
babies. This syrup is administered in cases of Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentery,?
Painful Dentition, Coughs, Colds, Sleeplessness, etc.," (circular) "(For babies)?
* * * a preparation for toothing pain in cases of Colic, Dysentery, Coughs,?
Colds and Sleeplessness. Recommended for babies and children when the?
process of dentition is painful. (For babies) * * * A preparation for?
soothing pain in cases of Colic, Dysentery, Colds and Chills (Refroidissments).?
Recommended for babies and children when dentition is painful and -when?
wanting sleep," which said statements were false and fraudulent in that the?
article contained no ingredient or ingredients capable of producing the thera??
peutic or curative effects claimed for it in said statements.
On June 17, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgments?
of condemnation and forfeiture were entered, and it was ordered by the court?
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.