21510. Misbranding of V.   S.  Poultrytone.      U.   S.  v.   11  Packages   of V.  (
Poultrytone.     Default   decree   of   condemnation,   forfeiture,  an 
destruction.     (F. & D. no. 31081.    Sample no. 55561-A.)   •
Examination of the drug product V. S. Poultrytone disclosed that it contained 
no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing certain cura- 
tive and therapeutic effects claimed in the labeling. The product would not aid 
egg production as claimed.
On September 12, 1933, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed 
in the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 11 packages 
of V. S. Poultrytone at Hatboro, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce, on or about April 3, 1933, by the Federal Food Co., 
from Fostoria, Ohio, 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 calcium carbonate, magnesium sulphate, and small pro- 
portions of sulphur, quassia, and capsicum.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the state- 
ment on the carton, " For Production of Eggs ", was false and misleading. 
Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that the following statements 
regarding the curative or therapeutic effects of the article, appearing on the 
carton, were false and fraudulent: " For Sick Fowls:—Separate the sick fowls 
from those not already affected, and give one tablespoonful daily for every 10 
fowls."
On October 4, 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.