2624. Adulteration and misbranding of Pyo-Pheno-Chon.   U. S. v. 3 Cases, etc.
(F. D. C. No. 25819.   Sample No. 11341-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    October 15, 1948, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about April 7, 1948, by Pyo-Gon Laboratories, from
Los Angeles, Calif.
PRODUCT : 3 cases, each containing 36 4-ounce bottles, of Pyo-Pheno-Chon at
New York, N. Y., together with two leaflets entitled "Pyo-Pheno-Chon For
Dental Use" and a mimeographed letter entitled "Uses of Pyo-Pheno-Chon."
Chemical analysis of the product showed that it contained small proportions
of a phenolic substance and an iodide, a gum, and approximately 99 percent
water.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (c), the strength of the article
differed from that which it purported and Was represented to possess, in that
it was represented to be germicidal and to possess a phenol coefficient of
110, whereas the article was not germicidal and did not have a phenol co-
efficient of 110 against Staphylococcus aureus (i. e., it was not 110 times as
powerful a germicide as phenol).
Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the libeling of the article contained state-
ments which were false and misleading. The statements represented and
suggested that the article was germicidal, that it possessed a phenol coefficient
of 110, and that it would be effective in the treatment of trench mouth, gingi-
vitis, pyorrhea, inflammation of the gums, pain accompanying gum-line re-
cession, Vincent's infection, sepsis, soreness and bleeding of the gums, sore-
ness under or around a partial or full denture, and inflammation of the
mouth and throat, including third molar flaps. The article was not germi-
cidal ; it did not possess a phenol coefficient of 110; and it would not be
effective in the treatment of the above-mentioned diseases and conditions.
DISPOSITION: January 19, 1949. Default decree of condemnation. It was or-
dered that the Food and Drug Administration be permitted to withdraw a
portion of the product for its use, and that the remainder of the product be
destroyed.