6119. Electro-Galvanic Bracelets.    (F.D.C. No. 42876.    S. No. 24-857 P.)
QUANTITY: 130 individually cartoned bracelets at Detroit Lakes, Minn., in
possession of Clinton Elijah, and 46 individually cartoned bracelets in pos-
session of Glenn W. Tostenrud, t/a Nome Distributing Co.
SHIPPED : 1-9-59 and 1-15-59, from Lakewood, N.J., by Lev P. Sukacev (Natu-
ral Plating Corp.), to Clinton Elijah who subsequently delivered a number
of the devices to Mr. Tostenrud.
LABEL IN PART: (Device) "Electro Therapeutic Bracelet" and (ctn.) "Electro-
Galvanic Bracelet New!"
ACCOMPANYING LABELING: Leaflet in carton entitled "The Electro-Galvanic
Bracelet * * * Local Representative Distributed by Nome Distributing
Company, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota."
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION : The article was a white metal wrist bracelet. A
clear plastic plate with imbedded loops of wire was attached under the
"name plate," and a clear plastic piece was also attached under the "catch"
links of the bracelet.
The leaflets were printed on order of the dealer and were placed in the
cartons by the dealer.
LIBELED :   3-10-59, Dist. Minn.
CHARGE: 502(a)-when shipped and while held for sale, the labeling of the
article contained false and misleading representations that the article was an
adequate and effective treatment for relieving body aches and pains, sciatica,
arthritis, bursitis, neuritis, contusions, sprains, dislocations, sinusitis, muscle
inflammation; that the article may be contraindicated and should be used
discriminately and with caution in such conditions as stomach ulcer, pul-
monary tuberculosis, nerve injuries, malignancies, and in pregnancy; that the
therapeutic value of the article had been established in experiments made by
the Nanterre Hospital, France; and that the article was an "Electro-Therapeu-
tic Bracelet"; and 502(b) (1)-the label failed to bear the name and place
of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.
DISPOSITION : 4-25-60 and 4-27-60. Clinton Elijah, claimant, having answered
the Government's interrogatories and later consented to the entry of a decree,
judgment of condemnation was entered and the court ordered that 36 brace-
lets and leaflets be delivered to the Food andi Drug Administration and that
the remainder of the articles be destroyed.