14254. Misbranding'  of  Poultry  Pep.     U.   S.   v.   50  Cartons  of  Poultry  Pep.
Default    decree   of    condemnation,   forfeiture,   and    destruction.
(F. & D. No. 20955.    I. S. No. 12133-x.    S. No. C-4999.)
On March 19, 1926, the United States attorney for the NorthernTDistrict of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed.in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying seizure and 
condemnation of 50 cartons of Poultry Pep, at Chicago, Ill., alleging that, the 
article had been shipped by John Blaul Sons, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, February 10, 
1926, and transported from the State of Iowa into the State of Illinois, and 
charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act as. amended, 
The article was labeled in part: (Bottle) "An aid in preventing White Diar- 
rhea, Cholera   *   *   *   To keep your poultry healthy." 
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Analysis by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department of a sample of the 
article showed that it consisted essentially of salt, potassium permanganate, 
and potassium bichromate.
It was alleged in substance in the libel that the article was misbranded, in 
that the following statements regarding the curative or therapeutic effect of the 
article borne on the label: (Carton) " For White Diarrhea   *    *    *yCholera
* * * Using Poultry Pep regularly is the best guarantee you can have 
against Indigestion, Gapes, white diarrhea and cholera. It makes poultry 
healthy and gives them strength to stand up against poultry ailments. * * * 
Keeps them Healthy * * * Does The Work Every Time No Question. About 
It. * * * Means healthier poultry," were false and fraudulent, in that the 
said article contained no ingredients or medicinal agents effective as a remedy 
for the several diseases, ailments, and afflictions mentioned upon the bottles 
containing the article, and upon the cartons and in the circulars contained 
therein. 
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On April 7, 1926, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal. ?  ,. \
W. M. JARDINE, Secretary of, Agriculture.