2740. Adulteration and misbranding of estrogenic substance.   U. S. v. 91 Vials
*    *    *.    (F. D. C. No. 26555.    Sample No. 15268-K.)
LIBEL FILED:    March 7,1949, Northern District of Illinois.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about November 11, 1948, by the Bstro Chemical
Co., from New Tork, N. Y.
PBODTJCT:   91   10-cc. vials of estroffenic substance at Chicago, 111.
LABEL, IN PART:   "Aqua-Gyne Aqueous Estrogenic Substance."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (c), the strength of the article
differed from that which it was represented to possess, namely, 97 percent
of the amount of estrone necessary to produce a potency of 20,000 International
Units per cubic centimeter.
Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label statement "Each cc * * * con-
tains * * * (Estrogenic Substances predominantly Estrone) * * *
(Ketosteroids as Estrone, approximately 97? by potency) * * * equiva-
lent to 20,000 I. U. (assayed in terms of Estrone)" was false and misleading
as applied to an article which contained materially less than 97 percent of
the amount of estrone necessary to produce a potency of 20,000 International
Units per cubic centimeter.
DISPOSITION :   May 24, 1949.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.