Opinion ID: 1476714
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Heading Rank: 13

Heading: The So-Called Disclaimer.(a) Should Thyroid Substance Contain Iodine?

Text: It will be recalled that, although the label on the vials of Sterile Indoform announced that each cubic centimeter of the contents carried one grain of thyroid substance, Buell, the Administration's chemist, found no thyroid present whatsoever. The appellants seek to avoid the impact of Buell's testimony by pointing out that, according to his own statement, the only thing that he examined the product for was for the therapeutically active ingredients of thyroid, which were the organically combined iodine products. In other words, he examined only for iodine. Buell also testified, however, that the label statement regarding thyroid substance means that each cubic centimeter contains one grain of the active constituent of the thyroid, as organically combined iodine. The activity of thyroid, he explained, depends on the organically combined iodine present in the thyroid. The appellants freely admit that there never was any iodine in Indoform. They point to Buell's own testimony, however, that there would be present in a thyroid gland other things besides iodine. From this the appellants argue that the words thyroid substance do not necessarily imply that the preparation contains iodine.