15956. Misbranding of Sal Normel.    U.-.S. v. 4%  Dozen Large Size Bottles,
et  al.,   of  Sal  Normel.     Default  order  of  destruction  entered.     (F.  &
D. Nos. 22120, 22121.    I. S. Nos. 17527-x, 17529-x.     S. No. 167.)
On October 28, 1927, the United States attorney for the Southern District of 
California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel, and on May 21, 1928, 
an amended libel, praying seizure and'condemnation of 25% dozen large size 
bottles and 1% dozen smal.1 size bottles of Sal Norinel, remaining in the original 
unbrpken packages at Los Angeles, Calif., alleging that the article had been 
shipped from the Physio Chemical Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah, in vari- 
ous consignments,.on or about June 20, July 26, and September 27, 1927, respec- 
tively, and had been transported from the State of Utah into the State of 
California, and charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act 
as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that it con- 
sisted essentially of citric acid and sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium 
salts, including bicarbonate and phosphate, flavored with lemon oil.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the follow-. 
ing statements, borne in the labeling, "A systemic alkalinizer * * * highly 
efficient in the treatment of acidosis * * * vomiting of pregnancy, nephritis, 
rheumatism, diabetes, fevers, and other toxemias * * * assists materially 
to neutralize uric acid, diacetic acid, indican, acetone, and betaoxybutyric 
acid," were false and misleading in that the said article contained no ingred- 
ient or combination of ingredients capable of producing said effects.
On August 23, 1928, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of the court was entered finding the product misbranded and ordering that it 
be destroyed by the United States marshal.
AKTHUE M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.