UNITED STATES v. 39 BAGS, ETC.

Misc. No. 1749.

150 F.Supp. 648 (1957)

UNITED STATES of America, v. 39 BAGS, MORE OR LESS, * * * "ELIP TABLETS * * *".

United States District Court E. D. New York.

April 5, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard P. Moore, U. S. Atty., Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, N. Y., Harry C. Fischer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., Van W. Smart, Dept. Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, D. C., of counsel, for libelant.

Robert E. Curran, New York City, for claimants.


BRUCHHAUSEN, District Judge.

The libelant instituted this action to condemn a quantity of drugs and advertising material, upon the ground that the drugs were misbranded or mislabeled, in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.

"The purpose of the law is to protect the public, the vast multitude which includes the ignorant, the unthinking, and the credulous who, when making a purchase, do not stop to analyze. It...

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