29776. Adulteration and misbranding of santal oil.    U. S. v. 17 Boxes and 55
Boxes of Santal Oil Capsules. Consent decree of condemnation and 
destruction.    (F. & D. Nos. 43737, 43738.   Sample Nos. 25800-D, 26781-D.)
This product was,labeled, to indicate that it was oil of santal, a product 
recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia; whereas it did not have the
characteristic odor  of oil of santal and it contained terpineol, a  substance 
foreign to oil of santal.
On October 8, 1938, 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 a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 72 boxes of santal oil 
capsules at New York, N. Y.; alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce by John Wyeth & Bro., Inc., in part on or about July 29, 
1938, from Philadelphia, Pa., and in part on or about July 5 and 6, 1938, from 
Boston, Mass.; and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that its purity fell below the 
professed standard and quality under which it was sold, namely, "Santal Oil 
East India," in that the said statement represented that the article was oil of 
santal; whereas it was not.
Misbranding was alleged in that the statement on the label, "Santal Oil East 
India," was misleading since the said article was not oil of santal of the 
standard set forth in the United States Pharmacopoeia,
On November 3, 1938, Magnus, Mabee & Reynard, Inc., claimant, having ad- 
mitted the allegations of the libel and having consented to the entry of a decree, 
judgment of condemnation was entered and it was ordered that the product 
be destroyed and that costs be taxed against the claimant.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.