102. Misbranding: of Yucca-Balm.     V. S. v. 118  Cans of Yucca-Balm.     Default
decree of condemnation and destruction.     (IT. D. C. No. 686.    Sample No.
70619-D.)
The labeling of this product bore false and misleading representations regard-
ing its efficacy in the conditions indicated below.
On October 7, 1939, the United States attorney for the District of Colorado
filed a libel against 118 cans of Yucca-Balm at Denver, Colo., consigned by
Geo. Bell Co. (Yucca Balm Co.), alleging that the article had been shipped in
interstate commerce on or about August 14, 1939, from Ogden, Utah; and
charging that it was misbranded.
Analysis showed that the article consisted essentially of soft soap and
cresol (0.30 percent).
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that its labeling contained rep-
resentations that it was efficacious in the treatment of animals for cowpox,
garget, spider, caked bag in dairy cows, bluebag in sheep, scours in calves,
sprains, sores, and infections; that it was efficacious for the relief of sore feet,
dandruff of human beings, and was valuable for the relief of human aches,
pains, and swellings; that the ingredients conformed to the standards of the
United States Pharmacopoeia and of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act, and were harmless to humans and animals, which representations were
false and misleading since the article was not efficacious for the purposes
recommended.
On October 28,1939, the Geo. Bell Oo. having signed an acceptance of service
and authorization for taking of final decree, judgment of condemnation was
entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
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