6462. Pega Palo vine.    (F.D.C. No. 40676.    S. No. 81-078 M.)
QUANTITY : 9 pieces of vine packaged separately in Pliofilm bags at Washing-
ton, D.C.
SHIPPED :    1-15-57, from Chicago, 111., by A-l Importing Co.
LABEL IN PAST:    (Bag) "Pega Palo Vine."
ACCOMPANTING LABELING : Reprints of an article, from the January 1957 issue
of "Confidential" magazine, entitled "The Vine That Makes You Virile."
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION : Examination showed that the article consisted of
pieces of fibrous, woody material, 4 to 6 inches in length, which obviously were
part of a plant stem.
LIBELED :    10-7-57, Dist. Columbia.
CHARGE: 502(f) (1)-the labeling of the article, when shipped and while held
for sale, failed to bear adequate directions for use as an aphrodisiac, which was
the purpose for which the article was intended; and 505(a)-the article was
a new drug within the meaning of the law, and an application filed pursuant to
the law was not effective with respect to the article.
DISPOSITION : 11-1-57 and 11-26-57. Default-delivered to the Food and Drug
Administration.
DRUGS REQUIRING CERTIFICATE OR RELEASE, FOR WHICH NONE
HAD BEEN ISSUED