16380. Adulteration   and   Misbranding of   Canipb.o-Q.uinme.      TJ.   S.   v.   18
Packages  of  Campho-Q,nlnine.    Defaxilt  decree  of  conderanation, 
forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. & D. No. 23502.    I. S. No. 04931.    S. No. 
4654.)
On March 7, 1929, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Missouri, 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 18 packages of Campho-Quinine, remaining in the original 
packages at St. Louis, Mo., alleging that the article had been shipped by the 
Gordon Remedy Co., from Shelbyville, Ill., on or about January 3, 1929, and 
transported from the State of Illinois into the State of Missouri, and charging 
adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act as 
amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that the 
tablets consisted essentially of acetanilide (1.72 grains per tablet), a small 
amount of a quinine salt, camphor, and an extract of a laxative plant drug.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that its strength 
fell below the professed standard or quality under which it was sold, namely, 
" Campho-Quinine," since the amount of quinine was insignificant and " each 
tablet contains 2 grains of acetanilid."
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement, borne on the 
carton container, circular, and display carton, " Campho-Quinine," was false 
and misleading, since the tablets contained an insignificant amount of quinine. 
Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the package failed to bear
a statement on the label of the quantity or proportion of acetanilide contained 
therein, since the declaration was incorrect. Misbranding was alleged for the 
further reason that the following statements regarding the curative and thera- 
peutic effects of the article were false and fraudulent: (Carton container) 
" LaGrippe * * * take one tablet each hour until 3 have been taken, then 
from 3 to 6 hours apart as needed; " (display carton) " For LaGrippe; " (cir- 
cular) "For coughs satisfactory results should be obtained. Adults take one 
tablet each hour until 3 are taken, then from 3 to 6 hours apart as needed 
for Malaria."
On May 9, 1929, 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.
ABTHXJK M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.