17641. Misbranding of cold and la grippe tablets. TJ. S. v. 11 Dozen Boxes 
of Cold and La Grippe Tablets. Default decree of condemnation, 
forfeiture,   and   destruction.     (F.   &  D.   No.   24911.    I.   S.   No.   028298.
S. No. ~r:32.)
Examination of samples of a drug product known as cold and la grippe 
tablets from the herein described interstate shipment having shown that the 
labels bore claims of curative and therapeutic effects that the article was 
incapable of producing, the Secretary of Agriculture reported the "matter to 
the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey.
On July 14, 1930, the said United States attorney filed in the District Court 
of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and 
?condemnation of 11 dozen boxes of cold and la grippe tablets, remaining in the 
original unbroken packages at Trenton, N. J., alleging that the article had 
been shipped by Hance Bros. & White (Inc.), Philadelphia, Pa., on or about 
June 4, 1930, and had been transported from the State of Pennsylvania into 
the State of New Jersey, 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 the 
tablets contained aeetanilide, cinchona alkaloids (principally cinchonine), and 
aloin.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the fol 
lowing statements regarding the curative' or therapeutic effects of the said 
article, appearing on the display carton, retail carton, and in the accompanying 
circular, were false and fraudulent, since the article contained no ingredient 
or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects claimed: (Dis- 
play carton) "La Grippe Tablets-A quick relief for La Grippe;" (retail 
carton) "La Grippe Tablets * * * Remedy for La Grippe;" (circular) 
" It is a quick relief for neuralgia and malarial headache. The Remedy Acts 
by Removing from the System Causes of All Such Ailments. Directions 
* * * Take two tablets every 3 or 4 hours, until bowels move freely. * * * 
It is advisable to take one Tablet two or three times a day after the cold has 
been broken up in order to prevent a return."
On August 12, 1930, 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.
ABTHUB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.