29024. Misbranding of Colic Pile Pills. U. S. v. 27 Bottles of Colic Pile Pills. 
Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. No. 42260. 
Sample No. 22041-D.)
The labeling of this product bore false and fraudulent curative and thera- 
peutic claims.
On April 30, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 27 bottles of Colic 
Pile Pills at Chicago, Ill. alleging that the article had been shipped in inter-
state commerce on or about August 13, 1937, from Brentwood, Md., by Wasco 
Products, Inc.; and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act as amended. The article was labeled: "Colic Chemical Co. Inc.' * * * 
Brentwood, Md., U. S. A. Sole Proprietors."
Analysis of a sample of the article showed that it consisted essentially of 
extracts of plant materials, including a tar such as juniper tar, and magnesium 
and calcium oxides, coated with sugar, starch, iron oxide, and chocolate.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements 
appearing in the labeling falsely and fraudulently represented the curative 
and therapeutic effectiveness of the article: (Bottle) "Colic Pile Pills * * * 
Highly recommended for all forms of piles of the rectum. * * * Swallow 
whole two pills three times daily before or after meals, until all symptoms 
have disappeared": (shipping carton) "Colic Pile Pills."
On June 15, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.