22641. Misbranding of  cough  syrup.     17.  S. v.  75  Bottles   of  Trutb  Brand
White Pine Cough Syrup. Default decree of condemnation, for- 
feiture, and destruction.    (P. & D. no. 32800.    Sample no. 69884-A.)  
Examination of the cough syrup involved in this case showed that it con- 
tained no Ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing certain 
curative and therapeutic effects claimed in the labeling.
On June 6, 1934, the United States attorney for the Middle District of 
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 75 bottles of 
cough syrup at Scranton, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce by the Blackstone Manufacturing Co., from Newark, N. J., 
into the State of Pennsylvania, and charging misbranding in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act as amended. The article was labeled in part: "Truth 
Brand   *   *   *   Blackstone Manufacturing Co., Newark, N. J."
Analysis of a sample of the article by this Department showed that it con- 
sisted essentially of chloroform, tar, sugar, and water with a small proportion 
of Inorganic salts.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the 
following statements regarding its curative or therapeutic effects were false 
and fraudulent: (Carton) "Cough * * * For Coughs * * * Bron- 
chitis and all throat and lung affections"; (bottle) "Cough * * * For 
Coughs * * * Bronchitis and all throat and lung affections. Dose * * * 
Teaspoonful every two hours until relieved."
On June 30, 1934, 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.