2308. Misbranding of Schoell's 202 Treatment. U. S. v. Arthur Schoell (Schoell Manufacturing Co.). Plea of nolo contendere. Fine, $250. (F. D. C No. 23229. Sample No. 19590-H.) INFORMATION FILED: October 2, 1947, Northern District of California, against Arthur Schoell, trading as the Schoell Manufacturing Co., Los Gatos, Calif. ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 13, 1946, from the State of California into the State of Minnesota. PRODUCT: Examination showed that the treatment consisted of 20 capsules, each of which contained aloin, manganese dioxide, oil of cassia, apiol green, and capsicum; and,of two suppositories which contained potassium alum, tannin, sodium chloride, sodium borate, and magnesium sulfate. NATURE OF CHABQE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements on the label, and in a leaflet entitled "Schoell's 202 Treatment" which was enclosed with the article, were false and misleading. These statements represented and suggested that the article would be efficacious in the treatment of unnatural irregularities due to colds and other minor causes, and that it would be effica- cious in the treatment of painful, irregular, and unnatural delayed menstrua- tions. The article would not be efficacious for the purposes so represented. Further misbranding, Section 502 (f) (2), the labeling of the article failed to bear adequate warnings against use in those pathological conditions where its use may be dangerous to health, since the capsules were a laxative and the labeling failed to bear a warning that they should not be used when abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or other symptoms of appendicitis were present. DISPOSITION : October 31, 1947. A plea of nolo contendere having been entered, the court imposed a fine of $250.