8499. Misbranding of American Calcium Pantothenate Tablets.    IT.  S. v. 39%
Dozen Bottles of Calcium Pantothenate Tablets and 100 Booklets. De- 
fault deeree of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. No. 14637. 
Sample No. 85907-F.)
LIBEL FILED:   December 12, 1944, District of Colorado.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about September 6, 1944, by the American Beauty
Products Co., from Chicago, Ill.
PRODUCT: 39% dozen bottles, each containing 30 calcium pantothenate tablets, 
and 100 copies of an accompanying booklet entitled "City Catalog No. 80," 
at Denver, Colo.
LABEL IN PART: "American Calcium Pantothenate Dextrotory Each tablet 
contains not less than 10 milligrams Calcium Pantothenate."
in the booklets were false and misleading, since the article was not of value 
in the conditions suggested or implied by the statements: "Anti-Gray Hair 
and Nail Vitamins (Calcium-Pantothenate-Dextrotrotatory) Now you can 
sell Calcium Pantothenate Vitamins to your patrons. Good Housekeeping 
Bureau experiments of 16 months showed that 88 percent of men and women 
subjected to the tests showed positive evidence of a return of natural hair 
color. It revealed also definite improvement in the texture of the skin and 
the elasticity of the finger nails. * * * For Gray Hair * * * Newest 
Vitamin Discovery. Good Housekeeping tests showed 88% return of hair 
color."
DISPOSITION: February 21, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product and booklets were ordered de- 
stroyed.