12756. Adulteration and misbranding of iodized salt.   TJ. S. v. 203 Cases    *    *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 23346.    Sample No. 76318-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   July 7,1947, Northern District of Alabama.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about June 9,1947, by the Jefferson Island Salt Min- 
ing Co., from Jefferson Island, La.
PRODUCT: 203 cases, each containing 24 1-pound, 10-ounce packages, of iodized 
salt at Birmingham, Ala.
LABEL IN PART:   "Jefferson Island   Hexagon   Iodized Salt   1 Lb. 10 Oz. Net
Weight   Evaporated   .01% Potassium Iodide." 
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 402 (b)  (1), a valuable constituent,
potassium iodide, had been in part omitted from the article. 
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the label statement ".01% Potassium Iodide"
was false and misleading. 
DISPOSITION:   August 12, 1947.   Default decree of condemnation.   The product
was ordered delivered to a charitable institution.