833. Misbranding: of Fannce's  Tooth Paste.    IT.  S. v. 30 Packagres of Faunce'a
Tooth Paste.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. D. C.
No. 7843.    Sample No. 77051-E.)
On June 30, 1942, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania filed a libel against 30 packages of Fannce's Tooth Paste at Phila-
delphia, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce
on or about June 9, 1942, by Benjamin R. Faunce, from Riverside, N. J.
Analysis of a sample of the article showed that it consisted essentially of
calcium carbonate, salt, glycerine, and material derived from bile, flavored with
peppermint.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that statements in the labeling
which represented and suggested that the article would be efficacious in the
treatment of pyorrhea-bleeding gums, bad odor, tartar, and discoloration, and
would act as a prophylactic pus solvent, were false and misleading since it was
not effective for such purposes and would not act as a prophylactic pus solvent.
On August 3, 1942, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.