17855. Misbranding1 of Wampole'S vaginal cones boroglyceride compound
witb icbtbyol. TJ, S. v. 100 Packages of Wampole's Vaginal Cones 
Boroglyceride Compound with. Icbtbyol. Default decree of con- 
demnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (F. & D. No. 25231. I. S. 
No. 3954.    S. No. 3522.)
Examination of the herein-described drug product having shown that the 
labels bore claims of curative and fherapetttic properties that the article did 
not possess, the Secretary of Agriculture reported to the United States attor-
ney for the Northern District of Georgia the following interstate shipment 
of a quantity of the product located at Atlanta, Ga.
On October 28, 1930, the United States attorney filed in the United States 
District Court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 100 packages of 
Wampole's vaginal cones boroglyceride compound with ichthyol, remaining 
in the original unbroken packages at Atlanta, Ga., alleging that the article 
had been shipped by Henry K. Wampole & Co., from Philadelphia, Pa., on 
or about October 1, 1930, and had been transported from the State of Penn- 
sylvania into the State of Georgia, and charging misbranding in violation of 
the food and drugs act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article by this department showed that it con- 
sisted essentially of boric acid, borax, a sulphonated compound, a compound 
of zinc, gelatin, and glycerin.
The article was labeled in part: (Box) "For Inflammatory or Congested 
Conditions of the Vagina and Uterus;" (circular) "In the treatment of 
gonorrhea, Wampole's Ichthyol Cones should prove a helpful adjunct, in view 
of the reported effectiveness of Ichthyol in cases of acute and chronic gonor- 
rhea. * * * melting and dissolving slowly and completely, insuring oppor- 
tunity for prolonged therapeutic action."
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the above- 
quoted statements appearing in the labeling, regarding the curative and ther- 
apeutic effects of the said article, were false and fraudulent, since it contained 
no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects 
claimed.
On December 13, 1930, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- 
ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the 
court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
AETHUB, M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.