22355. Adulteration and misbranding of Jopp's Salakine Tablets.   IT. S. v.
Arthur J. Jopp  (Jopp Pharmacal Co.).   Plea of guilty.   Fine, $25.
(F. & D. no. 29394.     I.  S. no. 42851.)
This case was based on a shipment of drug tablets which contained less 
acetanilide than declared on the label.
On February 14, 1933, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court an information against Arthur J. Jopp, trading as the Jopp 
Pharmacal Co., Buffalo, N. Y., alleging shipment by said defendant in violation 
of the Food and Drugs Act, on or about October 16, 1931, from the State of 
New York into the State of Pennsylvania, of a quantity of Jopp's Salakine 
Tablets which were adulterated and misbranded. The article was labeled in 
part: "Jopp's Salakine Tablets * * * a combination containing 100.135 
grains Acetphentidin U. S. P. and 175.200 grains Acetanilide in each avoir- 
dupois ounce.    *    *    *    Manufactured by Jopp's Drug Co., Inc., Buffalo, N. Y."
It was alleged in the information that the article was adulterated in that 
its strength and purity fell below the professed standard and quality under 
which it was sold, since each avoirdupois ounce of the article was represented
to contain 175.200 grains of acetanilide, whereas each avoirdupois ounce con- 
tained less acetanilide than represented, namely, not more than 68.293 grains.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement, " Salakine Tab- 
lets * * * containing 100.135 grains Acetphentidin U.S.P. and 175.200 
grains Acetanilide in each avoirdupois ounce ", borne on the bottle label, was 
false and misleading, since the article contained less than 175.2 grains of 
acetanilide in each avoirdupois ounce.
On March 19, 1934, the defendant entered a plea of guilty, and on April 9, 
1934, was sentenced to pay a fine of $25.
M. L. "WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.