1777. Misbranding of Clover Blossom Honey.    U. S. v. Harold L. Pagel  (Clover
Blossom Honey Co.).    Plea of guilty.    Fine, $500.     (F. D. C. No. 15577.
Sample No. 81808-F.)
LIBEL FILED: August 3, 1945, Middle District of Pennsylvania, against Harold
L. Pagel, trading as the Clover Blossom Honey Co., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about June 7, 1944, from the State of Pennsylvania
into the State of Connecticut.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements in an
accompanying booklet entitled "Home Remedies   Use Only Clover Blossom
?See also Nos. 1752-1760,1764,1766-1769, 1776.
Honey" were false and misleading since they represented and created the im-
pression that glucose is superior to common white sugar in nutritional proper-
ties and digestibility; that white sugar is not readily available in the body
economy; that the saccharine substance in honey is all glucose; that honey iS'
more digestible and acceptable to the body than ordinary white sugar; that
honey is unequaled as an energy producer for tired and run-down people; that
honey is of peculiar and special value in the diet of diabetic patients; that
honey is of special value in heart weakness; that it would be of value in
reviving the heart action and keeping patients alive; that the article, when
used in conjunction with certain substances named in the booklet and in the
manner set forth therein, would be efficacious in the cure, mitigation, treatment,
and prevention of asthma and anemic conditions, bladder and kidney trouble,
boils, cuts, scratches, and burns, bronchitis, colds, croup and whooping cough,
corns, eczema, flu, high blood pressure, gas on the stomach, or heartburn, goiter,
grip, hay fever, lost appetite, underweight, nervousness, loss of sleep, piles,
pimples, a run-down condition, rheumatism, sinus trouble, stomach cramps, skin
diseases, stomach trouble, smothering spells, sore mouth, sore throat, billious-
ness, ulcerated stomach, ulcerated sore throat, and worms; that it would be
efficacious to aid babies in teething; that it would be efficacious as a canary bird
tonic, poultice, and spring tonic; that it possessed marvelous healing properties;.
that it would aid in reducing and in gaining body weight; that it would aid-
in removing specks from the eye; and that it would be efficacious in the treat-
ment of constipation and headaches. Glucose is not superior to common white
sugar in nutritional properties and digestibility; white sugar is readily avail-
able in the body economy; the saccharine substance in honey is not all glucose;
honey is not more digestible and acceptable to the body than ordinary white
sugar; there is no advantage in using honey in the place of ordinary cane or
beet sugar; honey is not unequaled as an energy-producer for tired, run-down
people; honey is not; of peculiar and special value in the diet of diabetic
patients; honey is not of special value in heart weakness, and it would be of
no value in reviving the heart action and keeping patients alive; the article
did not possess marvelous healing properties; and the article, when used in
conjunction with the substances named and in the maimer set forth in the
booklet, would not be efficacious for the purposes represented.
DISPOSITION : October 23, 1945. A plea of guilty having been entered, the court
-imposed a fine of