178. Adulteration and misbranding of Blanche White Make-Up Creme, Blanche
White Special Cleansing Creme, Blanche White night cosmetic cream, 
Blanche White Powder, and Blanche White Formula No. 3. U. S. v. Fred 
B. Bergholt (Bergholt Laboratories). Plea of guilty. Fine of $250 on 
count 1, sentence suspended on remaining counts, and defendant placed 
on probation for 3 years. (F. D. C. No. 25587. Sample Nos. 28387-K, 
28390-K, 28556-K, 28557-K, 28560-K, 29901-K.)
INFORMATION FILED :   December 17,1948, District of Minnesota, against Fred B.
Bergholt, trading as Bergholt Laboratories Minneapolis, Minn. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about May 14, June 24, and July 1, 1948, from the
State of Minnesota into the States of Colorado and Texas.
LABEL, IN PART : "Blanche White Make-Up Creme [or "Special Cleansing Creme," 
"Powder," or "Formula No. 3"]" and "Blanche White * * * Apply regu- 
larly and generously every night."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 601 (b), the articles consisted in 
part of filthy substances by reason of the presence of insect fragments, rodent 
hairs, rodent hair fragments, unidentified hairs, mold, and nondescript dirt; 
and, Section 601 (c), the articles had been prepared and packed under insanitary 
conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth.
Misbranding, Section 602 (b) (2), the labels on the articles bore no state- 
ment of the quantity of the contents; and, Section 602 (b) (1), the Blanche 
White Special Cleansing Creme failed to bear a label containing the name 
and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. 
DISPOSITION : April 11, 1949. A plea of guilty having been entered, the court 
imposed a fine of $250 on count 1, suspended the imposition of sentence on 
the remaining counts, and placed the defendant on probation for three years.
COSMETICS ACTIONABLE BECAUSE OF FALSE AND MISLEADING
CLAIMS