18676. Adulteration and alleged Misbranding of Gold Bond Sterllseptlc 
toilet powder. U. S. v. 16 Dozen Packages of Gold Bond Sterll- 
septlc Toilet Powder. Default decree of condemnation, for- 
feiture, and destruction. (P. & D. No. 26204. I. S. No. 28423. S. No. 
4472.)
Examination of samples of Gold Bond Sterilseptic toilet powder showed that 
the article was represented to be antiseptic, whereas it was not. The labels 
further represented that the article possessed curative and therapeutic proper- 
ties which it did not possess.
On April 8, 1931, the United States attorney for the District of Rhode Island, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the District Court 
of the United States for the district aforesaid a libel praying seizure and con- 
demnation of 15 dozen packages of Gold Bond Sterilseptic toilet powder, 
remaining in the original unbroken packages at Providence, R. I., alleging 
that the articles had been shipped by the Gold Bond Sterilizing Powder Co., 
from Fairhaven, Mass., on or about February 27, 1931, and had been trans- 
ported from the State of Massachusetts into the State of Rhode Island, and 
charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act 
as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that it 
consisted essentially of talc, boric acid, and small proportions of volatile oils 
including eucalyptol and methyl salicylate. Bacteriological examination showed 
that the article was not antiseptic.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it fell 
below the professed standard of "Antiseptic," under which it was sold.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the following statements ap- 
pearing in the labeling were false and misleading: (Carton) "Is recognized 
by the Nation's leading Physicians and Surgeons as the World's Standard Anti- 
septic Toilet Powder; " (can) " Antiseptic * * * Guaranteed by Gold Bond 
Sterilizing Powder Co. Under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906, Serial 
No. 26132;" (circular) " Sterilseptic Healing Toilet Powder * * * is the 
only * * * antiseptic healing toilet powder known to medical sci- 
ence * * * its antiseptic healing properties render it invaluable * * * 
the cleansing antiseptics in this wonderful powder, * * * Gold Bond Steril- 
septic Healing Toilet Powder as it tends to destroy parasitical germ 
life, * * * by combination of the best antiseptics, * * * Sterilseptic- 
Stands for Antiseptic." Misbranding was alleged for the further reason that 
the following statements regarding the curative or therapeutic effects of the 
article, appearing on the labeling, were false and fraudulent, since the said 
article contained no ingredients or -combination of ingredients capable of produc- 
ing the effects claimed: (Carton) "Hives, eczema, bed sores, chicken pox, 
measles, scarlet fever, pimples * * * is a Superior Healing Powder; " (can) 
"Hives, Eczema, Bed Sores, Chicken Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Pim- 
ples * * * Cuts;" (circular) "Healing Toilet Powder A scientifically pre- 
pared healing powder, * * * Gold Bond Sterilseptic Healing Toilet Powder 
is especially recommended for the relief of infant skin irritations such as 
Stomach, Teething and Diaper Rash, * * * Good skin, health, happiness 
and beauty usually is the reward for all who use it. * * * For the nursery 
it stands pre-eminent, giving instant relief to children suffering from sskin 
troubles peculiar to the young, and should be used liberally on all parts of the 
body as a preventive against contagious diseases. This powder is prescribed 
by leading physicians all over the country for hives, eczema, salt rheum, 
scrofula, * * * chicken-pox, measles and scarlet fever, * * * tetter, 
cuts, scratches, * * * For Leucorrhoea-The Muco-purulent discharge 
from the vagina and the uterine cavity, commonly called ' whites.' Gold Bond 
Sterilseptic Healing Toilet Power dusted thoroughly about and over the in- 
flamed surfaces of the affected parts will aid in relieving the burning irrita- 
tion and in healing the inflamed and tender skin and absorb the adherent 
moisture. * * * allays all irritation, removes and prevents pimples, black- 
heads, freckles, moth-patches, * * * purifies * * * the skin, * *, * 
recognized for twenty years by doctors, nurses and mothers as the most 
effective treatment in the prevention and healing of all skin irritations to
which the baby is subject. It is equally effective in deodorizing and sterilizing 
the human skin and membranes and. being unlike anything else in formula and 
healing character it performs the seemingly impossible. * * * Gold Bond 
Sterilseptic Powder * * * is beneficial for your teeth and gums. * * * 
Sterilseptic-Stands for   *   *   *   That which is Healing."
On June 29, 1931, the default of all persons interested in or claiming the 
property having been recorded, a decree was entered adjudging the product 
adulterated and ordering its condemnation and forfeiture, and it ,was further 
ordered by the court that the said product be destroyed by the United States 
marshal.
ARTHTJB M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.