25134. Misbranding of Holford's Inhaler.    J. S. v. 'William J. Fink  (The Hol-
ford  Co.).     Plea Of nolo  contendere.     Fine, $40.     (F. & D. no.  35969. 
Sample no. 11887-B.)
This case was based on shipment of a drug preparation the labeling of which 
contained unwarranted curative and therapeutic claims.
On September 24, 1935, the United States attorney for the District of 
Minnesota, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against William J. Fink, trading as the Holford 
Co., Minneapolis, Minn., alleging shipment by said defendant in violation of 
the Food and Drugs Act as amended, on or about October 15, 1934, from the 
State of Minnesota into the State of Colorado of a quantity of Holford's 
Inhaler which was misbranded.
The article was labeled in part: (Bottle) "Holford's Inhaler * * * The 
Holford Company   *    *    *   Minneapolis, Minnesota."
Analysis showed that the article consisted chiefly of plant material, in- 
cluding lavender flowers, mustard seeds, and mustard oil.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that certain statements, appear- 
ing on the bottle label and in a circular shipped with the article, falsely and 
fraudulently represented that it was effective in the treatment of catarrh, hay 
fever, asthma, sinus trouble, aches, and pains; effective as a relief from prac- 
tically every known trouble which affects the head and throat; effective as a 
treatment for running nose, stuffed-up nasal passage, headaches caused by 
eyestrain, nervousness, stomach troubles, or similar cause; effective for neu- 
ralgic headache, severe headaches caused by inhaling the vapors of gases 
such as caused by working in a closed garage or over a leaking gas stove, 
or working around a strong paint; effective for cold in the lungs, sore throat, 
or constant coughing; and effective in the treatment of tonsillitis, toothache, 
and neuralgia in the jaws or temples, fainting spells, sluggishness, and lazy 
feeling in the morning, and effective to arrest pain.
On September 30, 1935, the defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere 
and the court imposed a fine of $40.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.