1739. Misbranding of B-I-F Combination.   V. S. v. 40 Cartons of B-I-F Combina
tion.     Default  decree  of condemnation and destruction.     (F.  D.   C. No.
18349.   Sample No. 2374-H.)
LIBEL FILED:   November 9, 1945, Eastern District of Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about September 19, 1945, by W. C. Hughes and Co.,
Inc., from Baltimore, Md.
PRODUCT : 40 cartons of B-I-F Combination, each carton containing 1. bottle of
B-I-F Emulsion and 1 bottle of B-I-F Injection, at Norfolk, Va.
Examination disclosed that the Emulsion consisted essentially of balsam of
copaiba, oil of cassia, sugar, glycerin, water, ^a gum, and a potassium com-
pound; and that the Injection- consisted essentially of zinc acetate, glycerin, a
small proportion of carbolic acid, and water, colored with caramel.
LABEL, IN PAST: (Leaflet enclosed in carton) "B-I-F Combination An Emulsion
(For Internal Use) An Injection (With Syringe) Directions Shake the bottle
containing the Injection which is red, fill the syringe full, and inject the con-
tents slowly into the urinal passage, holding the syringe in the right hand. Al-
low the medicine to remain 20 to 30 seconds. The Emulsion, which is-white,
should be taken internally three times a day, before meals, in teaspoonful doses,
in the morning on arising, at noon and at bedtime. The injection should be
used about the same time, and always after passing water."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the labeling of the article
was false and misleading since it represented and created the impression that
the article, when taken as directed, would be effective in the treatment of
gonorrhea.   The article would not be effective for that purpose.
DISPOSITION: January 30, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.