27599. Misbranding of dehydrated and powdered Swiss Goat's Milk. IT. S. v, 
8 Boxes of Helm's Dehydrated Pare Swiss Goat's Milk, and 6 Tins of 
Helm's Powdered Whole Swiss Goat's Milk. Decrees of condemna- 
tion. Product delivered to a charitable organization. (F. & D. Nos. 
39604, 39605.    Sample Nos. 12798-C, 12799-C.)
The labeling of this product bore false and fraudulent curative or therapeu- 
tic claims, false and misleading claims regarding its mineral and vitamin con- 
tent, and other misrepresentations. 
On May 17, 1937, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
libels praying seizure and condemnation of two lots consisting of 14 boxes or tins 
of dehydrated and powdered Swiss Goat's Milk at Cleveland, Ohio, alleging that 
the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about February 21 
and May 3, 1937, by Helm Goat Milk Products from Grass Lake, Mich., and 
charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended. The 
article was labeled in part: (Package label of one lot) "Goat's Milk is approxi- 
mately four times richer in iron"; (circular accompanying both lots) "* * * 
60% of the milk used in Europe is goat's milk * * * Iron Goat's milk 
contains nearly four times as much iron as does cow's milk * * * Vitamines 
are found in great abundance in goat's milk. The vitamines constitute the 
living principles in foods. Goat's milk could rightly be named an antirachitic 
and antiscorbutic food."
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements appearing on the label 
and in the circulars contained in the packages were false and misleading when 
applied to an article that consisted essentially of fat, protein, milk sugar, water, 
and small proportions of inorganic substances including compounds of calcium, 
phosphorus, sodium, potassium, iron, and fluorine. The article was alleged to be 
misbranded further in that the circular shipped with both lots bore false and 
fraudulent representations regarding its effectiveness as a dietary aid in the 
treatment of eczema, tuberculosis, stomach ulcers, asthma, anemia, infant feed- 
ing, run-down conditions, acidosis, its effectiveness in bone building, bone repair, 
bone protection, bone glazing, all bone processes; its effectiveness as an anti- 
rachitic and antiscorbutic; and its effectiveness to produce, vim, vigor, and 
vitality.
On June 24, 1937, no claimant having appeared, judgments of condemnation 
were entered and the product was ordered turned over to charitable organ- 
izations.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.