8092. Adulteration and misbranding of B-Iron Vitamin Bi Tablets.    U. S. v. 23
Bottles of Vitamin Bx Tablets.    Default decree of forfeiture.    Product 
ordered relabeled and delivered to a charitable institution.     (F. D. C. No.
14373.   Sample No. 61585-F.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 6, 1944, Western District of Texas.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about June 30, 1944, by Irwin, Neisler and Co., 
Decatur, Ill.
tonio, Tex. Examination of a sample showed that the article contained 800 
International Units of vitamin Bi per tablet.
LABEL IN PART:    "B-Iron   Each tablet contains Vitamin Bi   1000 Int. Units."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), a valuable constitu- 
ent, vitamin B1} had been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted from 
the article.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statements, "Each tablet contains 
Vitamin Bi 1000 Int. Units * * * 1 tablet furnishes % the minimum 
daily requirement of * * * Vitamin Bi," were false since the product 
would furnish a smaller amount of vitamin BL
DISPOSITION : February 21, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment was 
entered forfeiting the product and ordering its delivery to a charitable in- 
stitution, after the labels had been corrected.