In this case Charles E. Lloyd of Washington, D.C. was charged with selling adulterated bottles of Solution of Citrate of Magnesia. After analysis by the Bureau of Chemistry it was found that the Citrate of Magnesia contained significantly less active ingredient that what was required by the United States Pharmacopeia. According to the USP the product should have contained 33 grams of citric acid; however, the product the defendant was selling only contained 5.03 grams. The file for this case included pictures of the seized product as well as a deposition from the case. The defendant entered a plea of guilty and admitted that the article was unofficial, stating that he usually labels the preparation as such, but somehow this patch was accidently marketed without the proper label.
Published Oct 7, 2010
