United States v. Antikamnia Chemical Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO AND APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The facts, which involve the construction of provisions of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906 in regard to labelling drugs, are stated in the opinion. •The regulation violated was within the power of the Secretaries to make uniform rules and regulations, and its violation constituted a misbranding within the meaning of the act.
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ERROR TO AND APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The facts, which involve the construction of provisions of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906 in regard to labelling drugs, are stated in the opinion. •The regulation violated was within the power of the Secretaries to make uniform rules and regulations, and its violation constituted a misbranding within the meaning of the act. Debates in Congress may be looked to in order to show the evil which Congress sought to remedy. American Twine Co. v. Worthington, 141 U. S. 468; Binns v. United States, 194 U. S. 486; Blake v.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
Libel for the seizure and condemnation of certain drugs under the provisions of the act of Congress of June 30, 1906, commonly known as the Food and Drugs Act, c. 3915, 34 Stat. 768. .
The libel alleges that the drugs are in the possession and custody of The Wholesale Drug Exchange, a body corporate, at a numbered place in the City of Washington.
The drugs, it is alleged, are intended to be used for the cure and mitigation and prevention of diseases of man. They are described as follows ^
“Twenty packages,'more or less, of said drug, labelled and branded as follows: ‘Antikamnia Tablets, Contain…
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- United States v. GrimaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- United States Ex Rel. Steinmetz v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- United States Ex Rel. Taylor v. TaftSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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