3519. Misbranding of Dr. Pierre's Boro-Pheno-Form suppositories.   U. S. v. 24
Boxes, etc.    (F. D. C. No. 29978.    Sample No. 84801-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 3, 1950, Southern District of Ohio.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about September 29, 1950, by the Dr. Pierre Chemi-
cal Co., from Chicago, 111.
PRODUCT: 24 boxes, each containing 12 packages, of Dr. Pierre's Boro-Pheno-
Form suppositories at Dayton, Ohio, together with a number of accompanying
leaflets entitled "Feminine Hygiene   The Boro-Pheno-Form Way."
Analysis showed that the product contained approximately 14.5 percent
boric acid and 3.5 percent quinine sulfate, together with salicylic acid, zinc
phenolsulfonate, menthenamine, red cinchona bark, zinc sulfate, cocoa butter,
and paraffin.
LABEL, IN PART : (Package) "Dr. Pierre's Boro-Pheno-Form 12 Supposi-
tories."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements appear-
ing on the package label and in the leaflets were false and misleading since
the statements represented and suggested that the article was effective for
promoting personal cleanliness and feminine hygiene, whereas the article was
not effective for such purposes.
DISPOSITION :   August 3, 1951.   Default decree of destruction.