28373. Misbranding of Erickson's Eczema Salve.    V. S. v. 9 Small Jars and 10
Large Jars of Erickson's Eczema Salve.    Default decree of condemna- 
tion and destruction.     (F. & T>. No. 39984.    Sample No. 14452-C.)
The labeling of this product contained false and fraudulent curative or 
therapeutic claims.
On July 19, 1937, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wis- 
consin, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the dis- 
trict court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 19 jars of Erickson's. 
Eczema Salve at Milwaukee, Wis., alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce on or about March 15, 1937, from Spring Grove, Minn., by 
Dr. E. S. Erickson and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act as amended.
Analysis of a sample showed that it consisted essentially of lead acetate and. 
a camphoraceous oil incorporated in an ointment base.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the name "Erickson's- 
Eczema Salve" on the jar label was a statement of the curative or thera- 
peutic effectiveness of the article and was false and fraudulent.
On November 24, 1937, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemna- 
tion was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.