/Z784. Misbranding of Prostall.   U. S. v. 4 Bottles, etc.    (F. D. O. No. 27163.
Sample No. 29299-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 25,1949, District of Colorado.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: By Douglas Laboratories, Inc., from Boston, Mass. The
product was shipped on or about April 6,1949, and a number of pamphlets were
shipped on or about March 1,1949.
PSODTJCT : 4 100-capsule bottles of Prostall at Denver, Colo., together with 18
pamphlets entitled "The Story of Prostall." Analysis indicated that the prod-
uct consisted of amino acids.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements on the
label of the article and in the pamphlets were false and misleading since they
represented and suggested that the article was effective in the relief of pain
and prostate hypertrophy, whereas the article was not effective for such
purposes.
DISPOSITION :   June 1,1949.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.