23005. Misbranding of extract of witch hazel. V. S. v. 143 Bottles of Extract 
of Witch Hazel. Default decree of condemnation and forfeiture. 
Product delivered to charitable organizations. (F. & D. no. 33042. 
Sample no. 70562-A.)
This case involved a shipment of witch hazel which was labeled with un- 
warranted curative and therapeutic claims. It also was claimed for the article 
that it was a pharmacopoeial product, whereas extract of witch hazel is not 
recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia.
On July 7, 1934, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 143 bottles of extract 
of witch hazel at Albany, N. Y., alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce, on or about May 1, 1934, by the Good Products Co., 
from Bridgeport, Conn., and charging misbranding in violation of the Food 
and Drugs Act as amended.
It was alleged that the article was misbranded in that the statement on the 
label, " U. S. P. Double Distilled", was false and misleading. Misbranding 
was alleged for the further reason that the following statements regarding its 
curative or therapeutic effects were false and fraudulent: (Bottle) "Cuts, 
Lacerations, Swelled Face, * * * Ulcers, Sore Throat, Rheumatic Pain, 
*   *   *   Etc.   *    *    *   In case of ulcers and sores, dilute the extract."
On August 11, 1934, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion and forfeiture was entered, and the product was ordered delivered to 
charitable organizations.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.