180. Misbranding of Nazene Drops for Nose and Throat.    U. S. v. 66 Packages of
Nazene Drops for Nose and Throat.    Default decree of condemnation and
destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 1874.    Sample No. 7111-E.)
The labeling of this product bore false and misleading representations
regarding its efficacy in the conditions indicated below, and examination of
the packages in which it was packed showed that they were only approximately
one-fourth full.
On April 30, 1940, the United States attorney for the District of Arizona
filed a libel against 66 packages of the above-named product at Phoenix, Ariz.,
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate comerce by the
Brunswig Drug Co. from Los Angeles, Calif., on or about August 3, 1939; and
charging that it was misbranded.
Analysis showed that the article consisted of small proportions of ephedrine,
chlorobutanol, menthol, and cinnamic aldehyde in a mineral-oil base.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that its labeling bore representations
that it was a treatment for minor sore throat, for superficial inflammatory
conditions of the nose and throat; that it was useful for huskiness, stuffiness of
the head and similar superficial inflammatory conditions of the nose and
throat, which were false and misleading since the article was not efficacious
for the purposes so recommended.
It was alleged to be misbranded further in that the containers were so
made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
On July 22, 1940, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.