Scurvy ruling
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
U.S. federal appeals court upholds International Trade court ruling in favor of U.S. Customs' service 1998 reclassification of Warner Lambert's Halls Defense Vitamin C supplements drops as "sugar confectionery" rather than "medicaments" for the purpose of determining duty upon imports: medicaments are admitted duty free. The appeals court decision finds that while vitamin C may be used to prevent scurvy, it is "a rare disease" and the drops are not promoted for prevention or cure of any disease, but rather for their flavor...