1511. Adulteration and misbranding of estrogenic hormones in oil.   U. S. v. 9,500
Coble Centimeters of Estrongenic Hormones in Oil. Default decree of
condemnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 15270.    Sample No. 82813-F.)
On February 14, 1945, the United States attorney for the District of New
Jersey filed a libel against 9,500 cc. of the above-named product at Bloomfiald,
N. J., alleging that the article had been' delivered on or about April 12, 1944,
by the Unified Laboratories, Inc., in New York, N. Y., to an agent of the Lehn
and Fink Products Corp., and was transported by that agent on the same date
to Bloomfield, N. J. The article was invoiced as "Sesame Oil containing 50,000
International Units of Estrogens (Natural) per cubic centimeter." The only
labels which the article bore when it was transported in interstate commerce
were stickers bearing various numbers indicating in cubic centimeters the quan-
tity of the contents at various levels of the bottle.
Examination of a sample showed that the article contained an insignificant
proportion, if any, of estrone.
It was alleged to be adulterated in that substances other than estrogens de-
rived from natural sources had been substituted in whole or in part for estrogens
(natural). The article was alleged to be misbranded (1) in that it failed to bear
a label containing the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer,
or distributor; and (2) in that its label failed to bear the common or usual name
of its active ingredients.
On March 26, 1945, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.