10872.?Misbranding- of Savanol. U. S. v. 7 Dozen Bottles of Savanol. De? fault decree of condemnation and forfeiture. Product disposed? of according- to law. (F. & D. No. 15217. S. No. W-990.) On July 19, 1921, the United States attorney for the Southern District of Cali?? fornia, 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 7 dozen bottles of Savanol. remaining in the original unbroken pack?? ages at Los Angeles, Calif., alleging that the article had been shipped by G. P. 484 BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY. [Supplement 148, Steyh, St. Louis, Mo., on or about May 9, 1921, and transported from the State? of Missouri into the State of California, and charging misbranding in violation? of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended. Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de?? partment showed that it consisted of capsules containing a saponifiable oil,? with traces of savin oil, apiol, and aloin. Misbranding of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason? that the leaflet accompanying the package containing the article bore the fol?? lowing statement, "* * * Take one Sfivanol * * * three or four days? before the expec^ed appearance of menstrual flow * * *," which statement? was false and fraudulent, since the said article contained no ingredient or? combination of ingredients capable of producing the curative and therapeutic? effects claimed. On April 11, 1922, 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 disposed of according to law. C. F. MARVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.