20793. Adulteration of Mi-Vites tablets and Vi-Mineroms tablets and misbrand- 
ing of Panules multiple vitamin capsules.  U. S. v. Chase Chemical Co. 
and Sydney Chasman.  Plea of guilty entered by company to 5 counts of 
information and plea of guilty entered by individual to 1 count.   Fine 
of $500 against each defendant.    (F. D. C. No. 33773.    Sample Nos. 
23481-L, 49056-L, 49057-L.) 
Chemical Co., a corporation, Newark, N. J., and Sydney Chasman, president of 
the corporation. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: Between November 5, 1951, and January 30, 1952, from 
the State of New Jersey into the State of New York.
LABEL, IN PART : (Bottle) "Mi-Vites A concentrated Vitamin and Mineral Tab- 
let containing seven essential vitamins and six essential minerals * * * Steel) 
Pharmaceutical Co. Distributors New York, N. T. Three Mi-Vites Daily1 
Provide: * * * Vitamin A (Palmitate) 15,000 U. S. P. Units Bi (Thiamine 
Hol) 15 Mg. * * * D (Activated Ergosterol) 1500 U. S. P. Units * * * Nico- 
tinamide 30 Mg."; "Vi-Mineroms 9 Vitamins—5 Minerals * * * Chase 
Chemical Company Pharmaceutical Chemists Newark, New Jersey * * * 
Three tablets represent * * * Vitamin Ba (Thiamine Hydrochloride) 2 Mg.
* * * Vitamin D (Activated Ergosterol) 500 U. S. P. Units * * * Iron (Sul- 
fate)   10  Mg.";   "Candules   Improved  Panules   Multiple  Vitamins   Chase
* * * Each capsule contains: * * * Vitamin D (Irradiated Ergosterol) 1000 
U. S. P. Units."
NATIBBB OF CHARGE: Mi-Vites tablets. Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), valu- 
able constituents of the article, namely, vitamins A, Bi, and D, and nicotin- 
amide, had been in part omitted and abstracted from the article.
Vi-Mineroms tablets. Adulteration, Section 402 (b) (1), valuable constitu- 
ents, namely, vitamin Bi, vitamin D, and iron sulfate, had been in part omitted 
and abstracted from the article.
Panules multiple vitamin capsules. Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the 
label statements "Each capsule contains: * * * Vitamin D * * * 1000 U. S. P. 
Units" and "This product supplies in one capsule the minimum daily adult 
requirement of * * * 1% times this requirement of Vitamins * * * D" were 
false and misleading. The statements represented and suggested that each 
capsule of the article contained 1,000 U. S. P. units of vitamin D and that the 
article would supply in one capsule 1% times the minimum daily adult re- 
quirement for vitamin D. Each capsule of the article contained less than 
1,000 U. S. P. units of vitamin D and would supply in one capsule a smaller 
proportion of the minimum daily adult requirement for vitamin D than repre- 
sented.
The information alleged also that two other products were misbranded 
under the provisions of the law applicable to drugs, as reported in notices of 
judgment on drugs and devices.
DISPOSITION : December 18,1953. The company having entered a plea of guilty 
to the 5 counts of the information and the individual having entered a plea of 
guilty to the count in the information relating to the quinine sulfate tablets, 
the court imposed a fine of $500 against each defendant.