21186. Misbranding of Joy's Castorla.    U. S. v. 597 Bottles of Joy's Castorla.
Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.    (F.
& D. no. 30424.    Sample no. 35481-A.)
Examination of the drug preparation Joy's Castoria disclosed that it con- 
tained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing cere I 
tain curative and therapeutic effects claimed on the carton containing the 
article.
On May. 8, 1933, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 597 bottles of Joy's 
Castoria at Chicago, Ill., alleging that the article had been shipped on or 
about June 25, 1932, by Mills Sales Co., from New York City, N.Y., 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 extracts of plant drugs including a laxative drug, sugar, 
glycerin, alcohol, and water.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the 
following statements regarding its curative and therapeutic effects were false 
and fraudulent: (Carton) "For Infants and Children For * * * Colic 
* * * Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness, Loss of Sleep and 
all Teething Troubles * * * Assimilates the Food, Regulates the Stomach 
and Bowels   Aids Digestion   Induces Rest."
On June 16, 1933, 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.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.