21569. Misbranding of aspirin tablets. U. S. v. 684 Tins and 1,191 Tins of 
Certified Aspirin Tablets. Default decrees of condemnation, 
forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. nos. 30760, 30761. Sample nos. 
42938-A, 42946-A.)
-  These cases involved shipments of aspirin tablets, the labels of which bore 
unwarranted curative and therapeutic claims.
On July 20, 1933, the United States attorney for the Middle District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in
the district court libels praying seizure and condemnation of 1,875 tins of 
certified aspirin tablets at Scranton, Pa., alleging that the article had been 
shipped in interstate commerce in various consignments, on or about February 
1, May 3, and June 22, 1933, by the Sunshine Pharmaceutical Co., from New 
York, N.Y., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act 
as amended.
It was alleged in the libels that the article was misbranded in that the 
following statements, regarding the curative and therapeutic effects of the 
article, were false and fraudulent: (Carton) "Toothache * * * Antiseptic 
Gargle, Pain, Sciatica, Lumbago, Rheumatism", (tin container) "To prevent 
gastric disturbances."
On August 16, 1933, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgments 
of condemnation and forfeiture were 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.