20386.  Misbranding of   Sal-Va-Sena.      U.S.   v.   62   Bottles   of   Sal-Va-Sena. 
Default    decree   of   condemnation,   forfeiture,   and   destruction.
(F. & D. no. 29013.    Sample no. 26228-A.)
Examination of the drug preparation, Sal-Va-Sena, disclosed that the article 
contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing 
certain curative and therapeutic effects claimed on the bottle and carton labels.
On October 8, 1932, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Louisiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying 
seizure and condemnation of 62 bottles of the said Sal-Va-Sena, remaining in the 
original unbroken packages at New Orleans, La., alleging that the article had 
been shipped in interstate commerce on or about May 17, 1932, by the Millin 
Drug Co., Memphis, Tenn., to New Orleans, La., 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 Epsom salt (21 grams per 100 milliliters), iron chloride, 
extracts of plant drugs including laxative drugs citric acid, benzoic acid, 
alcohol (4.2 percent by volume), and water.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the follow- 
ing statements appearing on the labeling, regarding the curative or therapeutic 
effects of the article, were false and fraudulent: (Carton and bottle label) 
" Salvasena is beyond question the greatest of all remedies for Biliousn- 
ess, * * * and a General Run-down Condition, and should always be kept 
on hand by every family as many cases of serious illness can be prevented by its 
timely use. * * * Directions for Taking * * * For * * * Bilious- 
ness, La Grippe, Etc."; (bottle label only) " Your Health depends on your Liver, 
Kidneys and Blood. If you are sick, treat these organs and in the majority of 
cases you will eradicate the cause. Salvasena is an excellent * * * Blood 
Purifier."
On December 12, 1932, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
R. G. TUGWELL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
20387.