7503. Misbranding  of " Grimaiilt &  Co's.  Injection."     V. S.    *      *     *     v. 24
Bottles * * * Grimault ?fc Go's. Injection. Default decree of con- 
demnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 10791. I. S. No. 
6982-r.     S.   No.   C-1330J
On July 14, 1919, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wis- 
consin, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and con- 
demnation of 24 bottles containing a drug solution or product called " Grimault 
& Go's. Injection," remaining unsold in the original unbroken packages at 
Milwaukee, Wis., alleging that the article had been shipped on or about August 4, 
1917, by E. Fougera & Co., Kew York, N. Y., and transported from the State of 
New York into the State of Wisconsin, and charging misbranding in violation of
the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. The article was labeled in part: (Wrap- 
per) " Grimault and Co's. Injection * * * The Matico plant * * * has 
been found to have remarkable preventive * * * properties;" (circular) 
"Matico Injection    *    *    *    prepared by Grimault and Co.    *    *    *   Matico
* *    *    in the treatment of chronic and acute discharges from the urethra
* * * when taken internally acts especially well on all muco-purulent dis- 
charges ; * * * our injection * * * employed for several years with 
prompt and satisfactory results; * * * we sought for some time in the 
vegetable kingdom a substance that would meet the following requirements; 
rapid cure without fear of disturbances * * * after numerous investigations 
we decidec. on the Matico * * * the tests * * * confirmed our specu- 
lati ns, producing wonderful results * * * under its influence recent or old 
blennerrhagic discharges, even those that resisted other treatments, disappear 
rapidly * * * Directions for using Matico Injection in cases of Blennor- 
rhagia and Gonorrhoea for men ? * * * Directions for use in women in cases 
of catarrh, leucorrhoea * * * Directions for using Matico Injection as a 
Prophylactic and Preservative."
Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason 
that the product consisted of a dilute aqueous solution containing small amounts 
of copper sulphate and plant extractives, with matico indicated, and that the 
statements, appearing on the bottles and contained in the circular wrapped 
and enclosed with the article, representing it as a treatment or prophylactic 
for blennorrhcea, gonorrhoea, catarrh, leucorrhoea, and certain other diseases, 
were fakd and fraudulent in that the article did not contain any ingredient 
or combination of ingredients capable of producing the results or effects 
claimed by said labels, wrappers, and circulars, and that said statements 
were false and fraudulent in that the product or solution contained no in- 
gredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the curative or 
therapeutic effects claimed for ]t on the labels, wrappers, and circulars.
On August 6, 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 AgricuUtire.