25119. Misbranding of Atbolln.     U.  S. v.  66 Bottles  of Atbolin.     Default de¬
cree of condemnation and destruction.     (F. & D. no. 35787.    Sample no. 
38375-B.)
This case involved a drug preparation the labeling of which contained un- 
warranted curative and therapeutic claims.
On July 19, 1935, the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 66 bottles of Atholin at Trenton, 
N. J., alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or 
about May 8, 1935, by the Hilliard Products Co., Inc., from Wilmington, Del., 
and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act as amended.
Analysis showed that the article consisted essentially, per 100 milliliters, of 
boric acid (0.68 gram), benzoic acid (0.72 gram), salicylic acid (0.39 gram), 
aluminum chloride (0.90 gram), alcohol (72,7 percent by volume), water, and 
perfume.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements 
appearing in the labeling, regarding its curative and therapeutic effects, were 
false and fraudulent: (Bottle) "For Treatment of Pimples, Acne, Eczema"; 
(retail carton) "Skin Treatment For Pimples, Acne, Eczema"; (wholesale car- 
ton)  "Skin Treatment For Pimples, Acne, Eczema."
On September 7, 1935, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
W. R. GBEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.