20580. Misbranding of Master poultry capsules.    U.S. v.  3 Cans, et  al., of
Master Poultry Capsules. Default decree of condemnation and 
destruction.     (F. & D. no. 28985.    Sample no. 3001-A.)
Examination of the drug preparation Master poultry capsules disclosed that 
the article contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of 
producing certain curative and therapeutic effects claimed in the labeling.
On October 13, 1932, the United States attorney for the District of South 
Dakota, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure 
and condemnation of 15 cans of Master poultry capsules at Yankton, S.Dak., 
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce, on or about 
June 4, 1932, by the Master Laboratories, Inc., from Omaha, Nebr., to Yankton, 
S.Dak., 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 kamala, thymol, and a trace of nicotine sulphate, coated 
with iron oxide and calcium carbonate.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the follow- 
ing statement, appearing on the package label, falsely and fraudulently repre- 
sented that the article contained ingredients or medicinal agents effective in 
the diseases and conditions named therein: (Package) "For Round Worm and 
Tape Worms in Poultry."
On February 16, 1933, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation 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.