29437. Misbranding of Antl-Cholelith.     U.  S. v. 21 Bottles of Anti-Cholelith.
Default  decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. No. 42987. 
- Sample No. 15938-D.)
The labeling of this product bore false and fraudulent curative and therapeutic 
claims.
On June 29, 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 bottles of Anti- 
Cholelith at Oklahoma City, Okla.; alleging that the article had been shipped 
In Interstate commerce on or about May 2, 1938, from Springfield, Mo., by Leon 
Chemical Co.; and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act
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 statements in the labeling, 
regarding its curative and therapeutic effects, falsely and fraudulently rep- 
resented that it was effective in the treatment of gallstones, abnormal condi- 
tions of the bile, and gall-bladder trouble; and as a nerve and tissue builder.
On August 10, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.