3587. Adulteration of Lobelia herb.   U. S. v. 11 Bales   *    *   ?*.    (F. D. C. No.
30709.   Sample No. 10773-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 19,1951, Southern District of Indiana.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 13, 1950, and January 5, 1951, by
the Smoky Mountain Drug Co., from Bristol, Tenn.
PRODUCT: 11 bales, each containing from 81 to 183 pounds, of Lobelia, hero
at Tipton, Ind.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (a) (1), the article consisted in
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects,
insect fragments, and rodent hair fragments.
DISPOSITION : June 5, 1951. The |Smoky Mountain Drug Co., claimant, having
consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered and
the court ordered that the product be released under bond for washing and
pasteurizing, under the supervision of the Federal Security Agency. On
June 20, 1951, the decree was amended to provide for release of the product
for the purpose of extracting the alkaloids therefrom, in lieu of its release
for washing and pasteurizing.
DRUGS AND DEVICES ACTIONABLE BECAUSE OP DEVIATION FROM
OFFICIAL OR OWN STANDARDS*