23291. Misbranding of Rooks' Enteritis Powder.    U. S. v. Seventeen 1-Pound
Cans, et al., of Rooks' Enteritis Powder.    Default decree of con- 
demnation and destruction.     (F. &. D. no. 33302.    Sample no. 77510-A.)
This case involved a drug preparation, the label of which contained unwar- 
ranted curative and therapeutic claims.
On August 28, 1934, the United States attorney for the District of New 
Hampshire, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying the seizure and condemnation of 29 cans of Rooks' 
Enteritis Powder at Walpole, N. H., alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce, on or about July 3 and September 17, 1933, by C. G. 
Rooks, from Sidney, N. Y., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act as amended.
Analysis showed that the article consisted essentially of zinc sulphate, a 
calcium compound, a small proportion of a chloride, a small proportion of iron 
compound, and plant material.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements 
appearing on the label, were statements regarding the curative or therapeutic 
effects of the article, and were false and fraudulent: " Enteritis Powder Cocci- 
diosis—Enteritis—Paralysis in Poultry * * * In severe cases two or three 
successive treatments, * * * Flocks suffering from Coccidiosis and Enteritis 
frequently show scattered worm infestation; but it is almost useless to treat 
for worms until the digestive tract is restored to health. * * * This powder 
acts as a mild antiseptic for healing, cleaning irritated intestines."
On October 5, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.