16381. Misbranding of Knoxa cold tablets. U. S. v. 10 Gross Packages of 
Knoxa Cold Tablets. Decree of condemnation and forfeiture. 
Product released under bond. (F. & D. No. 23474. I. S. No. 07782. 
S. No. 1689.)
On or about February 26, 1929, the United States attorney for the Western 
District of Washington, 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 10 gross packages of Knoxa cold tablets, remaining 
in the original unbroken packages at Seattle, Wash., alleging that the article had 
been shipped (by the L. J. Barnet Co.) from Des Moines, Iowa, and transported 
from the State of Iowa into the State of Washington, arriving at Seattle on or 
about December 24, 1928, 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 acetanilide, a quinine salt, powdered crude drugs including 
a laxative plant drug, resins, and traces of aloin, capsicum, ipocac alkaloids, and 
mydriatic alkaloids.
" It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the fol- 
lowing statements, regarding the curative and therapeutic effects of the article, 
borne on the label, (carton) "For ?* * * LaGrippe * * * for * * * 
an attack of LaGrippe," (display carton) "For * * * LaGrippe," (cir- 
cular) "For *' * * attack of LaGrippe * * * for * * * einem 
Anfall von LaGrippe," were false and fraudulent.
On April 17, 1929, no appearance having been entered in the case, a default 
decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction was entered. Subsequently 
the Bartell Drug Co., Seattle, Wash., appeared as claimant and filed a stipula- 
tion for the posting of a surety bond for the reconditioning of the product. On 
May 17, 1929, an order of the court was entered releasing the said product to the 
claimant under bond in the sum of $250, the conditions of said bond requiring 
that the article be brought into compliance with the Federal food and drugs act.
ARTHUR M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.