21988. Misbranding of Styp-Strin-Gant.    V.  S. v. 21 Bottles  of  Styp-Strin-
Gant.   Default  decree of destruction.    (F. & D. no. 31918.    Sample no. 
56379-A.)
Examination of the product, Styp-Strin-Gant, disclosed that it contained 
no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing certain 
curative and therapeutic effects claimed in the labeling.
On January 31, 1934, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of Alabama, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 21 bottles of Styp- 
Strin-Gant at Birmingham, Ala., alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on or about September 29, 1933, by the Lawrence 
Chemical Co., of Atlanta, Ga., 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 potassium iodide, formaldehyde, tannic acid, glycerin, and 
water.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that certain 
statements contained in the circular shipped with the article regarding its 
effectiveness in the treatment of pyorrhea, sore gums, gum troubles, soft and 
spongy gums, and Riggs disease were false and fraudulent.
On March 5, 1934. no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
was entered ordering that the product be destroyed by the United States 
marshal.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.