17637. Misbranding of No Fal.    T7. S. v. 4 Dozen Bottles of No Fal.    Default 
decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (F. & D. No.
24877.    I. S. No. 023770.    S. No. 3219.)
Examination of samples of a drug product labeled as No Fal from the herein 
described interstate shipment having shown that the labels bore claims of 
curative and therapeutic effects that the article was unable to produce, the 
Secretary of Agriculture reported the matter to the United States attorney 
for the District of Colorado.
On July 8, 1930, the said United States attorney filed in the District Court of 
the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and con- 
demnation of 4 dozen bottles of No Fal, remaining in the original unbroken 
packages at Denver, Colo., consigned by the Western Barber Supply Co., Tulsa 
Okla., alleging that the article had been shipped from Tulsa, Okla., on or about
May 17, 1930, and had been transported from the State of Oklahoma into the 
State of Colorado, 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 phenolic compounds, rosin, alkali, and water.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the follow- 
ing statements borne on the bottle label, regarding the curative and thera- 
peutic effects of the said article, were false and fraudulent, since the article- 
contained no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing 
the effects claimed: "A Scientific preparation- for building healthy tissue and 
destroying wasted tissue. Heals Eczema, Tetter * * * Pyorrhea and all 
forms of irritation   *    *    *    Guaranteed-Will Grow Hair."
On September 23, 1930, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
ABTHTJB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agrimlture