13897. Adulteration of Absorbex C.   U. S. v. 2 Barrels   *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No.
24960.    Sample No. 27757-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 21,1948, Eastern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about April 20, 1948, by the Tubbs Co., from Pres- 
cott, Wis.
PRODUCT:   2   300-pound barrels of Absorbex C at Mt. Vernon, III.
LABEL IN PART :   "Absorbex C for Cream Only."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the article contained 
an added poisonous and deleterious substance, a boron compound, which 
is unsafe within the meaning of the law since it is a substance not required 
in the production of the article and could have been avoided by good manu- 
facturing practice.
DISPOSITION: August 10, 1948. Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion.