7409.  Misbranding;    of    emulsion    of    copaiba    (Prescription   1000).     U.   S.
*?* * v. 21 Bottles of Emulsion of Copaiba. Default decree of?
condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 10621. I. S.?
No.  14201-r.     S.  No.  E-1043.)
On June 14, 3919, the United States attorney for the District of Connecticut,?
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District?
Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and condem??
nation of 21 bottles of emulsion of copaiba, remaining unsold in the original?
unbroken packages at New Haven, Conn., alleging that the article had been?
shipped on or about March 27, 1919, by the Reese Chemical Co., Cleveland,?
Ohio, and transported from the State of Ohio into the State of Connecticut,?
and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
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BUREAU  OF   CHEMISTRY.	
TSupplement 80,
The article was labeled in part: (Bottle) "Prescription 1000 Internal is?
the most efficient treatment for Gleet and Gonorrhoea * * * New Discovery?
for Gonorrhoea and Gleet. * * * also a very good treatment for bladder?
troubles, frequent urination, inflammation. * * *; " (circular) " * * *?
Continue taking * * * for several weeks after the discharge stops and?
follow directions closely to insure permanent relief."
Analysis of a sample of the article made in the Bureau of Chemistry of this?
department showed that it consisted essentially of a slightly alkaline emulsion?
of copaiba flavored with methyl salicylate.
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the?
reason that the above-quoted statements were false, fraudulent, and misleading,?
and were applied to the article knowingly and in reckless and wanton disregard?
of their truth or falsity so as to represent falsely and fraudulently to purchasers?
thereof, and create in the minds of purchasers thereof, the impression and?
belief that the article was in whole or in part composed of, or contained, in??
gredients or medicinal agents effective, among other things, as a remedy for?
certain diseases, to wit, gleet, gonorrhoea, bladder troubles, etc., when, in truth?
and in fact, it was not.
On October 20, 1919, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment?
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court?
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.