2746. Misbranding of Glo Oscillating Massager. U. S. v. 64 devices * * *.
(F. D. 0. No. 26138.   Sample No. 4719-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 17,1948, District of Massachusetts.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 4,1948, by Glo Industries, Inc., from
New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 64 Glo Oscillating Massagers at Boston, Mass., together with a num-
ber of leaflets entitled "Glo For Health," 3 large placards entitled "Glo
For Health," 4 metal placards headed "Free Demonstration," and a wooden
sign bearing the words "Stop Pain use Glo." The device consisted of a dome-
shaped plastic case with a handle attached, through which an electric connect-
ing cord entered the dome. A vibrator and a heating unit were inside the
dome.
LABEL, IN PABT:    (Carton) "Glo Oscillating Massager with Infra-Bed Heat"
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements on the
leaflets, placards, and wooden sign were false and misleading since they rep-
resented and suggested that the device was an effective treatment for sprains,
many common discomforts, sprained nerves, aches and pains, cold miseries,
aches and pains of colds, chest congestion, sinusitis, congestion, rheumatism,
arthritis, neuritis, and cramps; that it was an effective treatment to stop pain;
that heat of the device would penetrate deep down into the tissues of the body
to relieve pains and misery; and that its use would insure healthy facial muscles
and tissue. The device would not fulfill the promises of benefit stated and
implied.
DISPOSITION: April 21, 1949. Glo Industries, Inc., New York, N. Y., claimant
having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was
entered and the devices were ordered released under bond for relabeling under
the supervision of the Federal Security Agency.
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