6391. Lecithin. (F.D.C. No. 44438. S. Nos. 93-216 P, 93-218/20 P.) 
QUANTITY : 37 8-oz. btls. and 28 1-lb. btls. of granular lecithin; 16 100-cap- 
sule btls. of No. 761 lecithin; 5 50-capsule btls., 13 100-capsule btls., and 4 
250-capsule btls. of liquid lecithin; and 13 100-capsule btls. of soyalecithin 
and carotene, at Seattle, Wash. 
SHIPPED: (Granular lecithin) 1-15-60, from Los Angeles, Calif., by William T. 
Thompson Co.; (No. 761 lecithin) 1-27-60, from New York, N.Y., by Approved 
Formulas, Inc.; (liquid lecithin) between 10-2-59 and 11-13-59, from Port- 
land, Oreg., by Nu Vita Co.; and (soyalecithin and carotene) 10-20-59, from 
South Hackensack, N.J., by Schiff Bio Food Products, Inc.
LABEL IN PART: "Granular Form Wm. Luddy Co. Lecithin Derived From 
Soybeans * * * A Natural Vegetable phosphatide rich in unsaturated fatty 
acids * * * Wm. Luddy Company, Los Angeles 27, Calif. St. Louis 3, Mo."; 
"No. 761 Lecithin 8 Grains natural lecithin obtained from soybeans aids 
fat metabolism. * * * Manufactured for Approved Formulas, Inc., New York 
36, N.Y."; "Soya Liquid Lecithin US Grade * * * Each capsule contains not 
less than 1200 mg. of N.S. grade Lecithin * * * Nu Vita Company, 1325 S.E. 
9th Avenue Portland 14, Oregon"; and "Schiff Natural Lecithall Soyalecithin 
370.6 mg. & Carotene Vitamin A 1000 units per capsule * * * Schiff Bio Food 
Products, Inc., So. Hackensack, N.J."
ACCOMPANYING LABELING : Photocopy of a newspaper article by Lelord Kordell 
entitled "Stay Alive Longer" appearing in the August 26, 1959 edition of a 
Seattle newspaper.
LIBELED :   4-19-60, W. Dist. Wash.
CHARGE: 502(a)-when shipped, the labeling of the articles contained false 
and misleading representations that the articles were adequate and effective 
for the treatment and prevention of, atherosclerosis; pale and drawn face;
?See also Nos. 6382, 6389, 6390.
nervousness: weak, jangiy nervous system: insomnia ; irritability: nervous, 
mental, and glandular overactivity: exhaustion: loss of vitality of the cere- 
brospinal fluid; nerve and gland exhaustion : nervous breakdown; headaches; 
brain fag: senility ; nervousness: tension; shattered nerves ; depleted brain 
power; waning activity of vital glands; depletion of fatty myelin sheath of 
nerves: sexual decline: and fat infiltration of the liver and other organs: and 
that the articles would effect a strong nervous system; improve the function- 
ing of the brain, nervous system, endocrine glands, muscles of the heart and 
kidneys: neutralize body poisons of internal and external origin; prevent fat 
settling on artery walls : and restore life forces: and that the granular lecithin 
was adequate and effective to lower the cholesterol level of the blood.
The libel alleged also that the articles were misbranded under the provi- 
sions of the law applicable to foods as reported in notices of judgment on 
foods. No. 26797. 
DISPOSITION :    6-17-60.   Default-destruction.