l;t*?71. Misbranding' of Volta powder. U. S. v. 11% Dozen Cans of Volta 
Powder. Default decree adjudging^ product misbranded and or- 
dering? its destruction. (F. & D. No. 20431. I. S. No. 560-x. S. No. 
W-1782.)
On or about September 16, 1925, the United States attorney for the South- 
<'r? District of California, acting upon a request by the Secretary of Agri- 
CUIIIIIH;, filed in the District Court of the United States for said district a 
l?bci  praying the seizure and condemnation of 11-1/6 dozen cans of Volta
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powder, remaining in the original unbroken packages at Los Angeles, Calif., 
alleging that the article had been shipped by the Volta Co. of America, Inc., 
from Philadelphia, Pa., on or about May 1, 1924, and transported from the 
State of Pennsylvania into the State of California, and charging misbranding 
in violation of the food and drugs act as amended.
Analysis by the Bureau of Chemistry of this Department of a sample of 
the article showed that it consisted essentially of a mixture of sulphur and 
iron oxide perfumed with methyl  salicylate.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that 
the label on the can containing the said article bore the following statements 
regarding its curative of therapeutic effects: "Adapted To The Treatment 
of Rheumatism of the joints and Muscles, Sciatica, Lumbago, Gout and 
Neuritis * * * Medication By Absorption Saves The Stomach * * * to 
eliminate Excess Uric Acid poison from the body either through the pores 
of the skin or through the kidneys, and thereby to stimulate the system. 
* * * Use * * * until you find some relief * * * Better results 
should be obtained by applying after first bathing the feet in hot water, 
so as to open the pores of the skin, as most sufferers from Rheumatism 
have dry skin and seldom perspire," which statements were false and fraudu- 
lent, in that the said article contained no ingredient or combination of in- 
gredients capable of producing the effects claimed.
On October 7, 1925, no claimant having appeared for the property, a 
decree was entered, adjudging the product to be misbranded and ordering its 
destruction by the United States marshal.
R. W. DVXLAP, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.