31108. Misbranding of M-T-C Antiseptic Tablets.    U. S. v. Ross 0. Johnson and
Ralph W. Flrlce (Concentrate Products Co.). Pleas of guilty. Each 
defendant fined $200 and sentenced to 3 months In jail. Jail sentences 
suspended and defendants both placed on probation for 2 years.    (F. & D.
No. 38026.    Sample No. 41425-B.)
The label of this veterinary product bore false and fraudulent curative and 
therapeutic claims.
On September 17, 1936, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
of Illinois filed in the district court an information against Ross O. Johnson 
and Ralph W. Firke, copartners trading as Concentrate Products Co., Cham- 
paign, Ill., alleging shipment by said defendants in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act as amended, on or about October 25, 1935, from the State of Illinois 
into the State of Minnesota of a quantity of M-T-C Antiseptic Tablets that 
were misbranded.
Analysis showed that the article consisted of mercury bichloride, citric acid, 
and a compound consisting of zinc, calcium, sodium, sulfur, and phenol. .
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that certain statements regard- 
ing its therapeutic and curative effects, borne on the package labels and in the 
circulars, falsely and fraudulently represented that it was effective as an anti- 
septic treatment for diseases of poultry; effective to soothe and heal intestinal 
membranes inflamed and irritated as a result of worm invasion; effective as 
an antiseptic wash for disinfecting sores, lesions of roup and chickenpox; ef- 
fective to remove false membranes and foreign matter; and effective as a 
treatment, remedy, and cure for swellings caused by colds and roup, and for 
coccidiosis.
On March 27 and July 29, 1940, the defendants entered pleas of guilty and 
were each sentenced to 3 months in jail and fined $200. The jail sentences 
were suspended and both defendants were placed on probation for 2 years.