22364. Misbranding of X-It.    U. S, v. 34 Packages of X-It.    Default decree
of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D.  no. 31627.     Sample nos. 
56296-A,  56297-A.)
Examination of a sample of X-It showed that it contained no ingredient or 
combination of ingredients capable of producing certain curative and therapeu- 
tic effects claimed on the carton and in a circular shipped with the article.
On November 24, 1933, the United States attorney for the Northern District j
of Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 34 packages of X-It t
at Fort Worth, Tex., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate        i 
commerce, on or about October 6, 1933, by the Manufacturers Direct Sales Co., 
from Brooklyn, N. Y„ and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act as amended.   The article was labeled in part: " X-It   *   *   *   X-It .
Laboratories, Inc., New York." 
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Analysis of a sample of the article by this Department showed that it con- 
sisted essentially of alcohol, zinc chloride, methyl salicylate, and extracts of 
plant materials.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the carton 
and circular contained false and fraudulent statements regarding its effective- 
ness in the treatment and prevention of pyorrhea, receding gums, loose teeth, 
bleeding gums, trench mouth, pus pockets, unhealthy gums, discolored gums, 
acute gingival infections, inflamed gums, and other gum diseases.
On March 13, 1934, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation was entered and it was ordered by the court that the product 
be destroyed by the United States marshal.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.