17163. Mlsbrandlngr of Nozol.    U. S. v. 20 Dozen Bottles of Nozol.    Default
decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. & D. No.
24306.    I. S. No. 020780.    S. No  2549.)
On or about January 30, 1930, the United States attorney for the Eastern 
District of Michigan, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
filed in the District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying 
seizure and condemnation of 20 dozen bottles of Nozol at Detroit, Mich., alleg- 
ing that the article had been shipped by the Nozol Co., Etna, Pa., on November 
7, 1929, and transported from the State of Pennsylvania into the State ofj 
Michigan, and charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act 
as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that it con- 
sisted essentially of mineral oil, camphor, and oil of peppermint colored with a 
pink dye.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the fol- 
lowing statements regarding the curative or therapeutic effects of the said 
article, appearing on the bottle label and accompanying display card, were false 
and fraudulent: (Bottle) "Keeps the Nose Healthy;" (display card) "Nozol 
Relieves Sinus Trouble, * * * Makes Breathing Easy, Recommended by 
Specialists for * * * Hay Fever, General Nose Troubles, Use Nozol for 
Sinus Trouble. Sinus Trouble Relieved with Nozol, * * * Nozol (Nose 
All)."
On March 24, 1930, 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.
AETHTJE M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.