14161. Adulteration and misbranding of nitroglycerin tablets, caffeine 
alkaloid tablets, and morphine diacetyl tablets. U. S. v. the 
National Drng  Co.     Plea of nolo contendere.     Fine, $12.50.     (P. &
D. No. 18754.     I. S. Nos. 879-v, 880-v, 881-v, 883-v, 1084-v, 1087-v, 1092-v.)
On September 12, 1924, the United States attorney for the Eastern District 
Df Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the District Court of the United States for said district an information 
igainst the National Drug Co., a corporation, Philadelphia, Pa., alleging 
shipment by said company, in violation of the food and drugs act, from the 
State of Pennsylvania, on or about October 3 and 5, 1923, respectively, into 
the State of Maryland, and on or about October 10 and 12, 1923, respectively, 
into the State of Georgia, of various consignments of nitroglycerin tablets, 
caffeine alkaloid tablets, and morphine diacetyl tablets which were adulter- 
ated and misbranded.
Analysis by the Bureau of Chemistry of this department of two samples 
of each kind of the nitroglycerin tablets, two samples of the caffeine alkaloid 
tablets, and one sample of the morphine diacetyl tablets showed that the 
nitroglycerin tablets labeled " 1/50 Grain" contained 1/213 and 1/143 grain,
respectively, of nitroglycerin per tablet, and those labeled "1/100 Grain" 
contained 1/333 an-d 1/185 grain, respectively, of nitroglycerin per tablet, the 
caffeine alkaloid tablets, labeled " 1/2 Grain," contained 44/100 and 43/100 
arain. respectively, of caffeine alkaloid per tablet, and the morphine diacetyl 
tablets, labeled " 1/24 grain," contained 1/28 grain of morphine diacetyl per
tablet.
Adulteration of the articles was alleged in the information for the reason 
that their strength and purity fell below the professed standard and quality 
under which they were sold, in that the labels represented the said tablets to 
contain 1/50 grain of nitroglycerin, 1/100 grain of nitroglycerin, 1/2 grain of 
caffeine alkaloid, or 1/24 grain of morphine diacetyl, as the case might be, 
whereas each of said tablets contained less of the product than represented on 
the label thereof.
Misbranding was alleged with respect to the 1/100 grain nitroglycerin 
tablets consigned into Maryland, October 5, 1923, for the reason that the 
statement, to wit, " 100 Tablet Triturates Nitroglycerin 1-100 Grain In each 
Tablet Manufactured and Guaranteed by The National Drug Co. Philadelphia 
Pa.," borne on the labels attached to the bottles containing the article, was 
false and misleading, in that it represented that each of said tablets contained 
1/100 grain of nitroglycerin, whereas each of said tablets contained less than 
1/100 grain of nitroglycerin.
Misbranding was alleged with respect to the remainder of the products for 
the reason that the statements, to wit, " 100 Hypodermic Tablets Nitro- 
glycerin 1-50 Grain Manufactured and Guaranteed by The National Drug Co. 
Philadelphia, Pa. under the Food and Drugs Act June 30, 1906. Serial No. 
734," "300 Hypodermic Tablets Caffeine Alkaloid 1-2 Grain in each tablet 
Manufactured and Guaranteed by The National Drug Co. Philadelphia. Pa. 
Under the Food and Drugs Act June 30th, 1906. Serial No. 734," " 500 Tablet 
Triturates Morphine Diacetyl 1-24 Grain Guaranteed by The National Drug 
Co. under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30th, 1906. Serial No. 734," "500 
Tablet Triturates Nitroglycerin 1-50 Grain in each tablet Manufactured and 
Guaranteed by The National Drug Co. Philadelphia, Pa. under the Food and 
Drugs Act June 30th, 1906. Serial No. 734," " 500 Hypodermic Tablets Nitro- 
glycerin 1-100 Grain in each tablet Manufactured and Guaranteed by The 
National Drug Co. Philadelphia, Pa. under the Food and Drugs Act June 30th, 
1906. Serial No. 734," " 500 Tablet Triturates Caffeine (Alkaloid) 1-2 grain 
Manufactured and Guaranteed by The National Drug Co. Philadelphia, Pa. 
under the Food and Drugs Act June 30th, 1906. Serial No. 734," borne on the 
labels attached to the bottles containing the respective products, were false 
and misleading, in that the said statements represented that each of said 
tablets contained the amount of the product declared on the label thereof, and 
that they conformed with the food and drugs act of June 30, 1906, whereas the 
said tablets contained less than declared on the labels, and did not conform 
to the said food and drugs act.
On March 19, 1926, a plea of nolo contendere to the information was entered 
on behalf of the defendant company, and the court imposed a fine of $12.50.
C. F. MARVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.