26777. Adulteration and misbranding of tincture of belladonna. U. S. v. Abbott 
Laboratories. Plea of guilty. Fine. $25. (F. & D. no. 34027. Sample 
Enos.;72228-A, 427-1-B, 4273-B.)
This product differed from the standard prescribed by the United States 
Pharmacopoeia and was not labeled to indicate its own standard.
On June 11, 1935, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against the Abbott Laboratories, a corporation,
North Chicago, Ill., alleging shipment by said company in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act, on or about April 3, May 10, and July 16, 1934, from the State 
of Illinois into the State of Missouri, of quantities of tincture of belladonna 
that was adulterated and misbranded. The article was labeled in part: 
"Tincture Belladonna, U. S. P. * * * Standardized to contain 0.027 to 
0.033 grams of total alkaloids in 100 cc. * * * Abbott Laboratories, North 
Chicago, Illinois."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it was sold under a name 
recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia and differed from the standard 
of strength, quality, and purity as determined by the test laid down therein, 
since 100 cubic centimeters of the article yielded more than 0.033 gram of the 
alkaloids of belladonna leaves. Samples from the three shipments were found 
to yield not less than 0.0463, 0.0387, and 0.046 gram, respectively, of the 
alkaloids of belladonna leaves; whereas the pharmacopoeia provided that 
100 cubic centimeters of tincture of belladonna should yield not more than 
0.033 grams of the alkaloids of belladonna leaves, and the standard of strength, 
quality, and purity of the article was not declared on the container thereof. 
The article was alleged to be adulterated further in that it was represented to 
be tincture of belladonna that conformed to the pharmacopoeial standard 
and to be standardized to contain 0.027 to 0.033 gram of total alkaloids in 
100 cubic centimeters; whereas it was not tincture of belladonna which con- 
formed to the pharmacopoeial standard and 100 cubic centimeters of the 
article contained more than 0.033 gram of the alkaloids of belladonna leaves.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements on the 
label, "Tincture Belladonna U. S. P. * * * standardized to contain 0.027 
to 0.033 grams of total alkaloids in 100 cc", were false and misleading.
On January 21, 1937, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant 
and the court imposed a fine of $25.
W. R. GKEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.