3652. Adulteration and alleged misbranding of Estrocrine tablets.   U. S. v.
Woodard Laboratories, Inc., and Dean D. Murphy and John L. Sullivan.
Pleas of not guilty. Tried to the court. Verdict of guilty on counts
charging adulteration and not guilty on counts charging misbranding.
Corporation fined $2,500; each individual defendant fined $250. (F. D. C
No. 30053.   Sample Nos. 29794-K, 49677-K, 49693-K, 53254-K, 88164-K.)
INFORMATION FILED: May 8, 1951, Southern District of California, against
Woodard Laboratories, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., and Dean D. Murphy, presi-
dent of the corporation, and John L. Sullivan, secretary and manager.
?See also Nos. 3650; veterinary preparation, 3659.
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ALLEGED SHIPMENT : Between the approximate dates of July 12, 1949, and May
25, 1950, from the State of California into the States of Colorado and Texas.
LABEL, IN PART : "Prophylaxis W Therapeusis Woodard Laboratories, Inc.
Estrocrine Tablets   Each tablet contains: 0.022 mg. alpha estradiol."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (c), the strength of the article
differed from that which it was represented to possess since each tablet of the
article was represented to contain 0.022 mg. of alpha-estradiol, whereas each
tablet contained less than that amount of alpha-estradiol.
Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label statement "Each tablet contains:
0.022 mg. alpha estradiol" was false and misleading as applied to an article
which did not contain 0.022 mg. of alpha-estradiol per tablet, but contained
less than that amount.
DISPOSITION: Pleas of not guilty having been entered, the case came on for
trial before the court on November 7, 1951. On November 8, 1951, the court
handed down a verdict of guilty as to all of the defendants on counts 1, 3,
5, 7, and 9, involving charges of adulteration, and a verdict of not guilty as
to counts 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10, involving charges of misbranding. On December
3. 1951, the court imposed a fine of $2,500 against the corporation and $250
against each individual defendant.