40. Misbranding of Nazoscope. U. S. v. 133 Devices, labeled In part "Nazo-
scope" (and 5 other seizure actions against the same product). Default
decrees of condemnation and destruction. (F. D. C. Nos. 113, 175, 178, 200,
201, 386.    Sample Nos. 39565-D, 40915-D, 40918-D, 41370-D, 41599-D, 50598-D.)
Between January 20 and August 14, 1939, the United States attorneys for the
Districts of Oregon, Idaho, and Utah filed libels against the following consign-
ments of Nazoscope" 133 packages at Portland, Oreg.; 11 packages at Boise,
Idaho; 18 packages at Idaho Falls, Idaho; 63 packages at Salt Lake City,
Utah; and 115 packages at Ogden, Utah. The libels alleged that the article
had been shipped in interstate commerce within the period from on or about
September 5, 1938, to on or about May 15, 1939, by the Murray Laboratories,
in various shipments from Pacific Palisades, San Francisco, and Santa Monica,
Calif.; and charged that it was misbranded.
The accessory medicament, labeled "Nazone," consisted essentially of volatile
oils (including spearmint oil), alcohol, and water.
Misbranding was alleged in that the article was dangerous to health when
used in the dosage and with the frequency and duration prescribed, recom-
mended, and suggested in the labeling, which contained directions that the
wick be saturated with Nazone, the appliance inserted into the nostril; that
the glass mouthpiece on end of rubber tube be placed between the lips and
that the user blow gently, gradually increasing the pressure until the effects
could be felt deep in the nasal passages.
Between the dates of March 27 and October 9, 1939, no claimant having ap-
peared, judgments of condemnation were entered and the product was ordered
destroyed.
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