3535. Misbranding of Domogyn vaginal douche powder.   U. S. v. 79 Cans, etc.
(F. D. C. No. 30936.    Sample Nos. 9718-L, 9723-L, 9724-L.)
LIBEL FILED:    May 1, 1951, Northern District of Illinois; libel amended on or
about May 25, 1951.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    Between the approximate dates of January 12 and April
24,1951, by Dome Chemicals, Inc., from New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT:    79   1-pound cans and 64   4-ounce cans of Domogyn vaginal douche
powder at Chicago, 111.    Analysis indicated that the product consisted essen-
tially of aluminum sulfate, calcium acetate, boric acid, starch, and a wetting
agent.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label statement "thera-
peutic douche for * * * leukorrhea and common forms of vaginitis" was
false and misleading since the article was not effective in the treatment of these
conditions; and, Section 502 (c), the information required by Section 502
(e) (2) to appear on the label, namely, the common or usual names of the
active ingredients, was not prominently placed on the label with such con-
spieuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices)
as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual
under customary conditions of purchase and use since it appeared in very small
type, part of which was on each of two side panels of the label.
DISPOSITION :   July 31, 1951.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.