3589. Adulteration and misbranding of oil of peppermint.   U. S. v. 3 Bottles
*   *   *.    (F. D. C. No. 31185.    Sample Nos. 15265-L, 15353-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    On or about June 21, 1951, Western District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about May 8 and November 30, 1950, by Berje
Chemical Products, Inc., from New York, N. T.
PRODUCT : 3 bottles of oil of peppermint at Kansas City, Mo. Analysis of the
product showed that it failed to comply with the requirements of the United
States Pharmacopeia and that it also contained mineral oil.
LABEL, IN PAST : (Bottle) "Oil Peppermint Redistilled U.S.P. 5 Lbs."
.NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the article purported to be
"oil of peppermint," a drug the name of which is recognized in the United
States Pharmacopeia, an official compendium, and its strength differed from,
and its quality and purity fell below, the official standard since the article
failed to meet the tests for solubility in alcohol, specific gravity, and optical
rotation; and it failed to comply with the assay for total menthol set forth
in such compendium. Further adulteration, Section 501 (d) (2), an article
containing mineral oil had been substituted for oil of peppermint.
Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label designation "Oil Peppermint Redis-
tilled U. S. P." was false and misleading as applied to an article which failed
to meet the standard set forth in the United States Pharmacopeia for oil of
peppermint.
DISPOSITION :   August 31,1951.   Default decree of destruction.