4243. Adulteration and misbranding of Organic Sea Food and O. S. F. vitamin
tablets. TJ. S. v. Organic Sea Products Corporation. Plea of nolo con- 
tendere. Fine, $150. (F. D.. C. No. 6500. Sample Nos. 61516-E, 61517-E, 
85101-E.)
These products were found to be deficient in declared vitamin content.
Oh June 15, 1942, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
California filed an information against Organic Sea Products Corporation, San 
Francisco, Calif., alleging shipment on or about July 8 and November 6, 1941, 
from the State of California into the State of Washington of quantities of 
Organic Sea Food and vitamin tablets which were adulterated and misbranded. 
The articles were labeled in part: "Vitamin Enriched Organic Sea Food," or 
"O. S. F. Vitamin Tablets."
The article labeled "Vitamin Enriched Organic Sea Food" was alleged to be 
adulterated in that valuable constituents, vitamin A and vitamin D had been in 
whole or in part omitted or abstracted from it.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements regarding its vitamin 
content appearing "on the label were false and misleading in that they represented 
* and suggested that it contained not less than 12,750 International Units of vitamin 
' A per ounce and not less than 1,800 International Units of vitamin D per ounce, 
and that three teaspoonfuls or 10 grams would provide the minimum requirement 
of vitamins A and D (and in one of the two shipments of Bi and G also), 
whereas it contained substantially less than 12,750 International Units of vitamin 
A per ounce, i. e., the two shipments contained not more than 3,200 and 8,000 units, 
respectively, of vitamin A per ounce, and contained substantially less than lj800 
Interhational Units of vitamin D per ounce, i. e., the two shipments contained not 
more than 360 units and 900 units, respectively, of vitamin Dj and three tea- 
spoonfuls or 10 grams of vitamin-enriched organic sea food per day would not 
provide the minimum requirement of vitamins A or D (or, as claimed with respect 
to one of
,the two; shipments, of vitamins Bi and G).
The article labeled "0. S. F. Vitamin Tablets" was alleged to be adulterated in 
that certain valuable constituents,,namely, vitamins A and C had been in whole 
in part omitted or abstracted from it.      ;
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements regarding its vitamin 
content appearing on the label were false and misleading since they represented 
and suggested that the minimum vitamin content per 3% grams or 7 tablets was 
not less than 8,000 International Units of vitamin A and not less than 600 Inter- 
national Units of vitamin C, whereas its minimum vitamin content per 3% grams 
or 7 tablets was substantially less than represented, namely, not more than 127 
International Units of vitamin A and not more than 283 International Units of 
vitamin C per 3^ grams or 7 tablets.
On June 27, 1942, the defendant having entered a plea of nolo contendere, the 
court imposed a fine of $150.