1723. Misbranding- of Diet Supplement No. 4B.    U. S. v. Dr. Pierre A. Boncquet
(Dr. P. A. Boncquet Products). Plea of not guilty. Verdict of guilty.
Fine, $300. Sentence of 1 year in jail suspended; defendant placed on
probation for 3 years.    (F. D. C. No. 14277.    Sample No. 62752-F.)
INFORMATION FILED: March 10, 1945, Southern District of California, against
Dr. Pierre A. Boncquet, trading as Dr. P. A. Boncquet Products, Los Angeles,
Calif.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about March 25, 1944, from the State of. California
into the State of Missouri.
PRODUCT : Examination of the product indicated that it was an aqueous, syrupy
suspension containing large amounts of reducing sugars and smaller amounts
of dissolved and undissolved proteinaceous matter, lactic acid, calcium, iron,
chloride, phosphate, and a trace of manganese.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements - in an
accompanying circular entitled "A Reconstruction Diet with Vital Raw Organs
from Healthy Animals" were false and misleading since they represented and
suggested that the article would be efficacious in the cure, mitigation, treat-
ment, and prevention of cardiac deficiency, high blood pressure, low blood pres-
sure, juvenile raches, uremia, stomach ulcers, diarrhea, constipation, spasticity,
<neuritis, arteriosclerosis, arthritis, steatorrhea, biliousness, acne pimples, heart
deficiency, stomach deficiency, anemia, kidney and liver deficiency, headache,
and neuralgia.   The article would not be efficacious for such purposes.
The article, together with another product, Diet Supplement No. 10, was
also alleged to be misbranded under the provisions of the law applicable to
foods, as reported in notices of judgment on foods.
DISPOSITION : On May 22,1945, the defendant -having entered a plea of not guilty,
the case came on for trial before a jury. This trial resulted in a jury dis-
agreement. Thereafter, the case was retried before another jury, resulting
in a verdict of guilty; and on October 16, 1945, the court imposed a fine of $150
on each of counts 1 and 2 relating to the Diet Supplement No. 4B and a sen-
tence of 1 year in jail with respect to count 3 relating to the Diet Supplement
No. 10. The jail sentence was suspended and the defendant was placed on
probation for 3 years.
*See also Nos. 1702,1709,1711,1713,1716-1722.