9179. Misbranding of Paracelsus.    U. S. v. American Biochemical Corporation.
Plea of guilty.    Fine, $600.    (F. D. C. No. i4281.    Sample Nos. 3786-F, 
3787-F, 59316-^F.)
Illinois. The product was shipped on or about November 26 and 29 and 
December 16,1943, and was accompanied by a number of circulars which were 
shipped between October 30,1943, and January 5,1944.
PRODUCT: Analysis disclosed that the product contained calcium lactate, sodium 
phosphate, magnesium sulfate, potassium iodide, manganese carbonate, iron 
albuminate, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, sodium 
sulfate, lithium carbonate, and organic matter.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), certain statements on the 
label of the article and in the accompanying circulars entitled "Paracelsus 
Food and Health" and "Paracelsus Its Aim and Object with regard to Food 
and Health" were false and misleading since they represented and suggested 
that the article was of substantial value as a dietary supplement in respect 
to the mineral elements calcium, chlorine, iron, iodine, lithium, manganese, 
magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfur, silicon, and copper; that 
those elements are not ordinarily present in adequate amounts in the average 
diet; that the article would correct all disorders arising from dietary deficien- 
cies ; and that the article was a combination of inorganic minerals and would 
supply minerals necessary in normal nutrition in most desirable proportions. 
The article was not of substantial value as a dietary supplement in respect to 
the mineral elements mentioned; those elements are ordinarily present in 
adequate amounts in the average diet; the article would not correct all disor- 
ders arising from dietary deficiencies; and it was not a combination of inorganic 
minerals that would supply minerals necessary in normal nutrition in most 
desirable proportions.
Further misbranding, Section^403 (j), the article purported to be and was 
represented as a food for special dietary uses by reason of its mineral properties 
in respect of calcium, phosphorous, iron, and iodine, and its label failed to 
bear, as required by the regulations, a statement of the proportion of the 
minimum daily requirement for calcium, phosphorus, iron, and iodine which 
would be supplied by the article when consumed in a specified quantity during 
a period of 1 day.
The article was also alleged to be misbranded under the provisions of the 
law applicable to drugs, as reported in notices of judgment on drugs and devices, 
No. 1724.
DISPOSITION : November 26,1945. A plea of guilty having been entered, the court 
imposed a fine of $100 on each of 6 counts.