11880. Misbranding-   of   Garren's   blood   purifier   and   tonic.     IT.   S.   v.   58g
Dozen Bottles, et al.,  of  Garren's Blood  Purifier and  Tonic.     De- 
crees entered providing for release of product under bond.    (F. &
D. Nos. 14789, 14790, 14791, 14792, 14793.    S. Nos. E-3318, B-3321.)
On April 18, 1921, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
Florida, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district libels, and subsequently 
amended libels, praying the seizure and condemnation of 188f dozen bottles 
of Garren's blood purifier and tonic, remaining in the orignal unbroken 
packages, in part at Jacksonville and in part at Tampa, Fla., consigned in 
part by the Garren Medicine Co., from Hendersonville, N. C, and in part 
by the Asheville Medicine Co., from Asheville, N. C, alleging that the arti- 
cle had been shipped in various consignments, namely, on or about February 7T
10, 21, and 25, 1921, respectively, and transported from the State of North 
^Carolina into the State of Florida, and charging misbranding in violation of 
?the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
?department showed that it consisted of extracts of plant drugs, including 
goldenseal,  a benzoate, glycerin, alcohol, and water.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libels as amended for the 
reason that the following statements regarding its curative and therapeutic 
??effects, appearing in the labeling, (carton) "Blood Purifier * * * for 
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Nervousness, Weakness * * * Disorders of the 
Blood * * * Impure Blood * * * for Pimples, Blotches, Tumors, 
.Boils, Ringworm, Scrofula, Ulcers and Syphilis. * * * Indigestion * * *. 
Powerful purifier of the blood," (bottle) " Blood Purifier * * * Indigestion 
=* * *. A Purifier of the Blood * * * Impurities of the Blood," 
"were false and fraudulent, since the said article contained no ingredient or 
?combination  of  ingredients  capable  of producing  the  effects   claimed.
On August 11 and 15, 1921, respectively, the Asheville Medicine Co., 
Asheville, N. C, successors to the Garren Medicine Co., having appeared as 
?claimants for the property and having executed good and sufficient bonds 
an conformity with section 10 of the act, judgments of the court were entered 
-ordering that the product be released to the said claimant.
HOWARD M. GORE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.