21228. Adulteration   and  Misbranding of  hydrogen  peroxide.    U.  S.  v.  30
Dozen Bottles of Hydrogen Peroxide. Default decree of for- 
feiture and destruction.     (F. & D. no. 30665.    Sample No. 34.528-A.)
The product in this case was represented to be 3-percent hydrogen peroxide, 
which would yield 10 times its volume of oxygen, the minimum standard for 
solution of hydrogen peroxide laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia. 
Examination showed that the article was approximately 87 percent of the 
declared strength. Sample bottles were found to contain less than the labeled 
weight, 4 ounces.
On June 26, 1933, the United States attorney for the District of Massachu- 
setts, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 30 dozen bottles of hydrogen 
peroxide at Holyoke, Mass., alleging that the article had been shipped in inter- 
state commerce on or about October 11, 1932, by the Red Line Products Co., 
from Memphis, Tenn., and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation 
of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was labeled in part: " Genuine St. 
Joseph's Hydrogen Peroxide U. S. P. * * * A product of St. Joseph's Labo- 
ratories   New York   Memphis   U.S.A."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was adulterated in that it was sold 
under a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, and differed 
from the standard of strength and quality as determined by the test laid down 
in the said pharmacopoeia, and its own standard was not stated on the container. 
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the following statements on the 
bottle label were false and misleading: " Hydrogen Peroxide U. S. P. 10 Vols. 
3% * * * Active Ingredients H203 3% * * * Contents 4 Fluid Ozs. 
St. Joseph's Hydrogen Peroxide meets the requirements of the United States 
Pharmacopoeia as to strength for general medicinal purposes as it is ten 
volume solution of H2O2."
On July 20, 1933, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of forfeiture was entered and it was ordered by the court that the product be 
destroyed by the United States marshal.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.