21594. Misbranding of 7A's Iron Tonic.    U.  S. v. 24 Bottles  of  Seven A's
AAAAAAA  Iron  Tonic.      Default   decree   of  destruction.     (F.  &  D.
no. 30784.    Sample no. 36819-A.)
Examination of the drug product involved in this case* disclosed that it 
contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing 
certain curative and therapeutic effects claimed in the labeling.
On August 2, 1933, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Arkansas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 24 bottles of the 
said 7A's Iron Tonic at Blytheville, Ark., alleging that the article had been 
shipped in interstate commerce, on or about March 21, 1933, from Memphis, 
Tenn., by the Clyde Collins Chemical Co., Inc., 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, iron chloride, a small proportion of salicylic 
acid, extracts of plant drugs, and water.-
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the fol- 
lowing statements appearing on the bottle and carton labels, regarding the 
curative and therapeutic effects of the article, were false and fraudulent: 
(Bottle) " Iron Tonic The Miracle Medicine Indigestion * * * Stomach, 
Kidney and Functional Disorders of the Liver the true cause of blood troubles 
and many other diseases of the body.", (carton) "Iron Tonic the Miracle 
Medicine First aid to health * * * Highly indicated in the treatment of 
chronic Constipation and indigestion, the true cause of many diseases such as 
Stomach, Kidney, Liver and blood troubles and many other functional disorders 
of the body   *    *    *   Indigestion   *    *    *    Stomach, Kidney, Liver."
On November 27, 1933, no claimant having appeared for the property, 
judgment was entered sustaining the allegations of the libel and ordering that 
the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.