921. Adulteration of chorionic gonadotropic hormone. U. S. v. Abraham J.
Blalvas, Murray Blalvas, Benjamin W. Feldman, and Emanuel Mandel-
banm (Kings County Research Laboratories). Pleas of guilty. Fines
of $100 against Benjamin W. Feldman, $300 against Murray Blalvas, and
$500 each against Abraham J. Blalvas and Emanuel Bfendelbanm. Sentence
against each of the defendants of 6 months in prison suspended, and the
defendants placed on probation for 18 months. (F. D. C. No. 7694. Sample-
No. 54941-E.)
This article differed from its declared standard of strength and quality.
On April 3, 1943, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New-
York filed an information against Abraham J. Blaivas, Murray Blaivas, Benjamin
W. Feldman, and Emanuel Mandelbaum, copartners trading as the Kings County-
Research Laboratories, Brooklyn, N. Y., alleging shipment on or about March 2,
1942, from the State of New York into the State of Pennsylvania of a quantity of
chorionic gonadotropic hormone which was adulterated.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that its strength differed from and
its quality fell below that which it purported and was represented to possess,
viz., a physiological activity of 5,000 rat units (equivalent to approximately e.OOO'
international units) of chorionic gonadotropic hormone in each 10 cci, and anterior
pituitary-like sex hormone having a physiological activity of 500 rat units in each
cubic centimeter, since it possessed a physiological activity, if any, of not more
than 280 rat units or not more than 280 international units of chorionic gonado-
tropic homone in each 10 cc, and contained in each cubic centimeter an amount of
anterior pituitary-like sex hormone having a physiological activity, if any, of not
more than 28 rat units.
On April 22, 1943, the defendants having entered pleas of guilty, the court
imposed fines of $100 against Benjamin W. Feldman, $300 against Murray
Blaivas, and $500 each against Abraham J. Blaivas and, Emanuel Mandelbaum.
Sentences against each of the defendants of 6 months in prison were suspended
and the defendants were placed on probation for 18 months.