Case Number: 344
Title: 344. Misbranding of Wittone. U. S. v. 180 Dozen Bottles of Wittone. Default decree of
condemnation and destruction.
Evidence Numbers: F. D. C. No. 2331. Sample No. 1662-E.
Date Issued: March 1942
Product Keywords: Wittone
Defendant Names: Wittone Sales Agency of United Distributors, Inc.
Court Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
Seizure Location: Washington, D. C.
Shipped From: Washington, D. C.
Shipped To: Washington, D. C.
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Wittone.—Wittone Sales Agency of United Distributors, Inc., Louis¬
ville, Ky. About May 1940. Composition: essentially a watery solution
of epsom salt with almost negligible amounts of iron and ammonium
citrate and the salicylate, phosphate and bicarbonate of sodium, with
flavoring material. Misbranded because label falsely represented it to
be efficacious for the health, to help one eat and sleep well and correct
bilious spells, dizziness, headaches, sour stomach and some other dis¬
orders and keep the system free from impurities. Further misbranded
because, among other things, the "tone" part of the Wittone name would
give the false impression that the product acts as a tonic. Also mis¬
branded because label did not warn against giving the product to
children, to whom its use might be dangerous, or against frequent or
continued use, which might establish dependence on laxatives.—ID. D.
N. J., F. D. C. 344; March 1942.]
Ad. on a 1940's calander was for Wittone laxative
Title: 344. Misbranding of Wittone. U. S. v. 180 Dozen Bottles of Wittone. Default decree of
condemnation and destruction.
Evidence Numbers: F. D. C. No. 2331. Sample No. 1662-E.
Date Issued: March 1942
Product Keywords: Wittone
Defendant Names: Wittone Sales Agency of United Distributors, Inc.
Court Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
Seizure Location: Washington, D. C.
Shipped From: Washington, D. C.
Shipped To: Washington, D. C.
SPER Search
Wittone.—Wittone Sales Agency of United Distributors, Inc., Louis¬
ville, Ky. About May 1940. Composition: essentially a watery solution
of epsom salt with almost negligible amounts of iron and ammonium
citrate and the salicylate, phosphate and bicarbonate of sodium, with
flavoring material. Misbranded because label falsely represented it to
be efficacious for the health, to help one eat and sleep well and correct
bilious spells, dizziness, headaches, sour stomach and some other dis¬
orders and keep the system free from impurities. Further misbranded
because, among other things, the "tone" part of the Wittone name would
give the false impression that the product acts as a tonic. Also mis¬
branded because label did not warn against giving the product to
children, to whom its use might be dangerous, or against frequent or
continued use, which might establish dependence on laxatives.—ID. D.
N. J., F. D. C. 344; March 1942.]
Ad. on a 1940's calander was for Wittone laxative
Wittone
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