7200. Adulteration and misbranding of vitamin B  complex capsules.    U.  S. v.
27 Bottles of Vitamin B Complex Capsules.    Default decree of condemna- 
tion and destruction.     (F. D. C. No. 13108.    Sample No. 54245-F.)
LIBEL FILED:    August 4, 1944, District of Arizona.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about April 6, 1944, by Royce Pharmacal Co., Los
Angeles, Calif. 
PRODUCT:     27 bottles, each containing 100 vitamin  B complex  capsules, at
Phoenix, Ariz.
Examination of a sample showed that the article was 20-percent deficient in
vitamin Bi (thiamine), and 60-percent deficient in vitamin B2 (riboflavin).
LABEL IN PART: (Bottles) "Royce's Special Hi-Potency Vitamin B Complex 
* * * Each capsule Contains: Vitamin Bj 667 U. S. P. Units; (Thiamin 
Hydrochloride 2.0 Mg.); Vitamin B2 2000 Micrograms; (Riboflavin 2.0 Mg.)."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), valuable constituents, 
vitamin Bi (thiamine) and vitamin B2 (riboflavin), had been in part omitted from 
the article.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the statement, "Each Capsule Contains: 
Vitamin B1 667 U. S. P. Units; (Thiamin Hydrochloride 2.0 Mg.); Vitamin B2 
2000 Micrograms; (Riboflavin 2.0 Mg.)" was false and misleading as applied 
to the article, which contained less than these amounts of vitamin Bj and B2; 
and, Section 403 (f), the information concerning its vitamin properties required 
to appear on the label was not prominently placed thereon with such con- 
spicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices on 
the label) as to render it likely to be read by the ordinary individual under 
customary conditions of purchase and use, since it appeared at right angles to 
the main display panel.
DISPOSITION: September 26, 1944. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.