8489. Misbranding of Delson Brand Yucca Cactus.    TJ. S. v. 4 Drums of Yucca
Cactus.     Consent  decree   of  condemnation.     Product   ordered  released 
under bond.    (F. D. C. No. 15177.   Sample No. 74080-F.)
LIBEL FILED:   On or about February 8, 1945, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about January 9,1945, by the California Citrus Juice 
Exchange, from Santa Ana, Calif. This was a return shipment, the product 
having been shipped to Santa Ana, Calif., from Chicago, Ill., by the Citrus 
Products Co. on or about October 9, 1944.
PRODUCT: 4 drums of Yucca Cactus at Chicago, Ill. Analysis showed that the 
product was a mixture of powdered plant extractive, probably a saponin, about 
35 percent dehydrated sodium sulfate, and magnesium sulfate and borax. It 
was to be used as an ingredient of food.
LABEL IN PART: (3 drums) "Delson Brand Yucca Cactus"; (1 drum) "Saponin 
(Ex Yucca)."
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the names "Saponin (Ex 
Yucca)" and "Yucca Cactus" were false and misleading as applied to a mix- 
ture of a powdered plant extractive, probably a saponin, about 35 percent 
dehydrated sodium sulfate, and magnesium sulfate and borax.
Further misbranding, Section 403 (a), the labeling was misleading since 
it failed to reveal the material fact that the product contained a poisonous 
substance, borax, and the laxative drugs, epsom salts and glauber salts.
DISPOSITION : June 5, 1945. J. H. Delmar and Son, Chicago, Ill., having ad- 
mitted the facts of the libel, judgment of condemnation was entered and the 
product was ordered released under bond to be denatured under the supervision 
of the Food and Drug Administration.