Adulteration and misbranding of Lassar's zinc paste. U. S. v. Price 
Drug Co., Inc. Plea of guilty. Fine, $50. (F. & D. no. 33892. Sample 
no. 43077-A.)
This product contained salicylic acid in a proportion less than that pre- 
scribed for Lassar's Zinc Paste in the National Formulary.
On February 2, 1936, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against the Price Drug Co., Inc., New York, N. Y., 
charging shipment by said corporation in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, 
on or about November 23, 1933, from the State of New York into the State 
of Connecticut of a quantity of Lassar's zinc paste that was adulterated and 
misbranded.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it was sold under and by 
a name recognized in the National Formulary and differed from the standard 
of strength, quality, and purity as determined by the test laid down in said 
formulary, since said article contained less than 2 grams of salicylic acid per 
100 grams of the article; whereas said formulary provided that Lassar's zinc 
paste should contain not less than 2 grams of salicylic acid per 100 grams.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Lassar's 
Zinc Paste (N. F.)", borne on the label, was false and misleading since it 
represented that said article was Lassar's zinc paste, which conformed to the 
standard laid down in the National Formulary; whereas in fact said article 
was not Lassar's zinc paste that conformed to the standard laid down in the 
National Formulary.
On May 11, 1936, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of defendant cor- 
poration and the court imposed a fine of $50.
W. R. GBEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.