28017. Misbranding of Anti-Cholelith. U. S. v. 21 Packages of Antl-Cholellth. 
Default decree of condemnation and. destruction. (F. & D. No. 41981. 
Sample No. 2569-D.)
The labeling of this product bore false and misleading statements that it 
was guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act, and it also bore false and 
fraudulent curative and therapeutic claims.
On March 18, 1938, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Oklahoma, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 21 packages of 
Anti-Cholelith at Oklahoma City, Okla.; alleging that the article had been 
shipped in interstate commerce on or about February 2, 1938, from Springfield, 
Mo., by the Leon Chemical Co.; and charging misbranding in violation of 
the Food and Drugs Act as amended.
Analysis of the article showed that it consisted essentially of water, glycerin, 
phosphoric acid, and extracts of plant drugs including hydrastis and cinchona.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement on the label, 
"Guaranteed by The Leon Chemical Company under the Food and Drug 
Act, June 30, 1906," was false and misleading, since it created the impression 
that the article had been examined and approved by the Government of the 
United States, that the Government guaranteed that it complied with the law 
and that the article did so comply; whereas it had not been so approved,, 
it was not so guaranteed, and it did not comply with the law. Misbranding was 
alleged further in that statements appearing on the bottle label and in a circular 
contained in the package, falsely and fraudulently represented its curative 
or therapeutic effectiveness as a remedy for gallstones and renal calculi, as a 
treatment for gallstones and abnormal conditions of the bile, and as a nerve and 
tissue builder.
On April 23, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation , 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed. 
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M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.