25825. Misbranding of   Voxol.     U.   S.   v.   John   H.   Vernet,   trading   as   Voxol
Laboratories.     Plea of guilty.    Fine, $50 and costs.     (F. & D. no. 35947. 
Sample no. 261-B.)
False and fraudulent therapeutic and curative claims were made for this 
article.
On October 2, 1935, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against John H. Vernet, trading as Voxol Labo- 
ratories, Oak Park, Ill., alleging shipment by him in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act as amended on or about September 20, 1934, from Oak Park, Ill., 
to Denver, Colo., of a bottle of Voxol which was misbranded. The article 
was labeled in part: (Bottle) "Voxol Inhalant * * * Voxol Laboratories 
Oak Park Illinois."
Analysis showed that the article consisted essentially of a fixed oil containing 
volatile oils, including oil of eucalyptus and menthol.
Misbranding of the article was charged in that the label attached to the 
bottle bore the statements, to wit, "For immediate relief of Sinus, Asthma, 
Catarrh, Influenza, Hayfever, Colds, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Croup, Diphtheria, 
Earache, Sore Throat, and all respiratory ailments when used with the Voxo- 
lator; and For all head disorders, inhale and exhale thru the nose, 10 to 15 
minutes. For all Chest and Throat Disorders inhale and exhale thru the nose 
for 5 minutes and then thru the mouth for 10 minutes. For all severe cases 
use 2 caps full of Voxol Inhalant"; that the said statements were representa- 
tions regarding the curative or therapeutic effects of the article; that the said 
statements falsely and fraudulently represented that the article was effective, 
among other things, for the immediate relief of sinus, asthma, catarrh, influ- 
enza, hay fever, pneumonia, bronchitis, croup, diphtheria, earache, sore throat, 
and all respiratory ailments when used with the Voxolator; effective, as a 
treatment, remedy, and cure for all head disorders when inhaled and exhaled
through the nose from 10 to 15 minutes; effective as a treatment, remedy, and 
cure for all chest and throat disorders when inhaled and exhaled through the 
nose for 5 minutes then inhaled and exhaled through the mouth for 10 minutes; 
and effective as a treatment, remedy, and cure for all severe cases of head 
disorders and all chest and throat disorders by using two caps full.
On April 20, 1936, a plea of guilty having been entered, a fine of $50 and 
costs was imposed.
W. R. GEEGQ, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.