22363. Misbranding of musbro  Skin  Ointment.     U.   S.  v.  103 Jars  of Mun- 
ro  Skin Ointment.     Default decree of condemnation,  forfeiture, 
and destruction.     (F. & D. no. 31311.    Sample nos. 21388-A, 21389-A.)
Examination of a sample of Musbro Skin Ointment showed that it contained 
no ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing certain cura- 
tive and therapeutic effects claimed in the labeling.
On November 2, 1933, the United States attorney for the District of New 
Jersey, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 103 jars of Musbro Skin 
Ointment at Englewood, N. J., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce, on or about May 3, 1933, by the Standard Veterinary 
Products Co., from New York, N. Y., 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 of petrolatum, sulphur, and a fatty material of the nature of lard.
It was alleged in the libel that the article was misbranded in that the fol- 
lowing statement regarding its curative and therapeutic effect, borne on the 
jar label, was false and fraudulent: "A sedative and healing ointment for 
eczema." The libel also charged a violation of the Insecticide Act of 1910, re- 
ported in Notice of Judgment no. 1323, published under that act.
On July 20, 1934, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.