2781. Misbranding of Alapex.   U. S. v. 176 Bottles, etc.    (F. D. C. No. 23701.
Sample No. 99846-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    On or about September 19, 1947, Western District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: By Geoffrey Jordn, Inc., from Alliance, Ohio. The pro-
duct was shipped on or about July 23, 1947, and a number of circulars were
shipped on or about August 5,1947.
PaoDUOT: 176 4-ounce bottles of Alapex at Kansas City, Mo., together with a
number of circulars entitled "Alapex for the Scalp." Examination showed
that the product consisted essentially of alcohol, water, bichloride of mercury,
and calomel.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502(a), certain statements on the
bottle labels and in the circulars were false and misleading. The statements
represented and suggested that the article was effective in the treatment of
falling hair, baldness, dandruff, and ringworm, whereas the article was not ef-
fective in the treatment of such conditions.
DISPOSITION :    October 31, 1947.   Default decree of destruction.