26970. Adulteration and misbranding of Neurosine.    V. S. v. Dlos Chemical Co.
Plea of nolo contendere. Fine, S500 and costs. (F. & D. no. 88043. 
Sample nos. 82437-B, 32448-B, 82462-B, 71601-B, 71602-B, 71603-B.)
The label of this product purported to state all of the active medicinal agents 
contained in the article, when it contained other active medicinal ingredients 
in addition to those represented. The article in certain shipments contained 
bromides of potassium, sodium, ammonium, and zinc in proportions less than 
those represented on the label.
On November 18, 1986, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against Dios Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo., charging 
shipment by said corporation in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, on or 
about November 15 and December 6, 1985, and January 2, 3, and 14, 1986, from 
the State of Missouri into the State of Tennessee of quantities of Neurosine 
which in the consignments of November 15 and December 6, 1935, was mis- 
branded, and in the consignments of January 2, 3, and 14, 1988, was adulterated 
and misbranded.
The article in each of the six consignments was alleged to be misbranded in 
that the statement, "0.75 Gr. Per Oz. Each, Ext Henbane and Fl. Ext Bella-
donna .060 Gr. Per Oz. Oil Bitter Almonds .60 Gr. Per Oz. F. Ext. Cannabis 
Indica", borne on the label, was false and misleading in that it represented 
that the active medicinal agents of the article consisted of extract of henbane, 
fluidextract of belladonna, oil of bitter almonds, and fluidextract of cannabis 
indica; whereas in fact the article contained a large proportion of other active 
medicinal agents, namely, different bromides, not mentioned on the label.
The article in four of the six consignments was alleged to be adulterated in 
that its strength and purity fell below the professed standard and quality under 
which it was sold, in that each fluid ounce of the article was represented to 
contain 40 grains each of potassium bromide, sodium bromide, ammonium bro- 
mide, and 1 grain of zinc bromide; whereas in fact each fluid ounce of the article 
contained not more than 30.7 grains of potassium bromide, not more than 30.6 
grains of sodium bromide, not more than 31 grains of ammonium bromide, and 
not more than 0.76 grain of zinc bromide.
On December 15, 1936, a plea of nolo contendere was entered on behalf of 
the defendant corporation and the court imposed a fine of $500 and costs.
HAKEY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.