29765. Adulteration and misbranding of Slim and misbranding of Correcol 
and Hanscr Potassium Broth. U. S. v. Modern Health Products, Inc., 
and Carl Hauser. Pleas of guilty. Corporation fined $1,400. Carl 
Hauser fined $850. (F. & D. No. 37952. Sample Nos. 43715-B, 43716-B, 
43721-B.)
The labeling of these products bore false and fraudulent representations 
regarding their curative and therapeutic effectiveness. Slim was represented 
to be a beverage consisting of herbs and fruits and containing no drugs, 
whereas it contained drugs and no fruits; Correcol was represented to be a 
food but was, in fact, a drug; and Hauser Potassium Broth was falsely labeled 
with respect to its potassium content and its effectiveness to produce an 
alkaline reaction in the system.
On June 21, 1937, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Wisconsin, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against Modern Health Products, Inc., Milwaukee, 
Wis., and Carl Hauser, an officer of the corporation, alleging shipment by said 
defendants in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended, within the 
period from on or about July 1, 1935, to on or about October 18, 1935, from 
the State of Wisconsin into the State of Massachusetts, of a quantity of 
Slim which was adulterated and misbranded and of quantities of Correcol 
and Hauser Potassium Broth which were misbranded.
Analyses showed that Slim consisted essentially of senna (70 percent), 
orange peel, anise, bladderwrack, buckthorn bark, dried apple, and centaury 
flowers; that the Correcol consisting essentially of Lallemantia royeleana (a 
mucilaginous seed) and a smaller amount of karaya gum; and that the Hauser 
Potassium Broth consisted essentially of a mixture of ground dried plant ma- 
terials (including pea, carrot, onion, celery, and alfalfa), and common salt.
Slim was alleged to be misbranded in that certain statements, designs, and 
devices regarding its therapeutic and curative effects, appearing in the labeling, 
falsely and fraudulently represented that it was effective to normalize overweight, 
to make the body slim, and effective as a health product. It was alleged to be 
misbranded further in that the statements, "Slim contains no drugs" and 
"A   *   *   *   beverage   *    *   *   A   scientific   blend    of   choice   herbs   and
* * * fruits," borne on the label, were false and misleading in that they 
represented that the article contained no drugs, that it was a beverage, and 
that it was a scientific blend of choice herbs and fruits; whereas it contained 
drugs, was not a beverage, and was not a scientific blend of choice herbs and 
fruits since it contained the drugs senna, bladderwrack, and buckthorn bark 
and contained no fruits.   It was alleged to be adulterated under the provisions
of the law applicable to food in that added drugs had been substituted for 
food, which it purported to be.
The Correcol was alleged to be misbranded in that certain statements, 
designs, and devices appearing in the labeling falsely and fraudulently repre- 
sented that it was effective as a health product and effective to correct ailments 
of the colon, to cause colonic action to become more normal, and to correct 
intestinal sluggishness. It was alleged to be misbranded further in that the 
statement "Food," borne on the label, was false and misleading since the 
article was not a food but was a drug.
The Hauser Potassium Broth was alleged to be misbranded in that certain 
statements, designs, and devices appearing in the labeling falsely and fraudu- 
lently represented that it was effective as a health product and effective to 
restore and maintain health. It was alleged to be misbranded further in that 
the statements "Potassium Broth" and "A highly concentrated alkaline broth," 
borne on the label, were false and misleading in that they represented that 
the article was potassium broth and that it was a highly concentrated alkaline 
broth; whereas it was a mixture of plant materials which contained no greater 
proportion of potassium and possessed no more alkaline reaction than ordinary 
plant materials.
On May 13, 1938, pleas of guilty were entered on behalf of the defendants, 
and the court imposed a fine of $1,400 against Modern Health Products, Inc., and 
$350 against Carl Hauser.
M. L. Wilson, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.