126. Misbranding of Olivo Hair Pomade.    U. S. v. 69 Jars of Olivo Hair Pomade.
Default  decree  of  condemnation and  destruction.     (F.   D.   C.   No.   17590. 
Sample No. 4367-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    September 21, 1945, District of Delaware.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about August 24, 1945, by the Manufacturers Drug 
Distributing Co., Inc., from Philadelphia, Pa.
PRODUCT:   69   16-ounce jars of hair pomade at Wilmington, Del.
Examination showed that the article consisted of unsaponifiable oils and 
perfume, with not over % percent, if any, of olive oil. The jars were short- 
weight.
LABEL IN PART : "Net Contents 16 ozs. Olivo Hair Pomade * * * Contains 
Petrolatum, Mineral Oil and Olive Oil."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 602 (a), the label statement, "Olivo 
* * * Contains * * * Olive Oil," was false and misleading as applied to 
an article containing not more than % percent, if any, of olive oil; and, Section 
602 (b) (2), the product failed to bear a label containing an accurate statement 
of the quantity of the contents.
DISPOSITION : October 16,1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con- 
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.