29030. Misbranding of Reso-Quinon Vaginal Jelly.    U. S. v. 50 Packages of Reso-
Quinon Vaginal Jelly.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
(F. & D. No. 42233.    Sample No. 21412-D.)
The labeling of this product bore false and fraudulent curative and therapeutic 
claims; and it also represented that the article contained quinine bisulphate, 
whereas it did not.
On April 22, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
Indiana, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district 
court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 50 packages of Reso-Quinon 
Vaginal Jelly at Fort Wayne, Ind.; alleging that the article had been shipped in 
interstate commerce on or about February 10, 1938, from Detroit, Mich., by 
White Cross Pharmacals, Inc.; and charging misbranding in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article showed that it consisted essentially of 
water, glycerin, a gum, boric acid, and small proportions of resorcinol, oxyquino- 
line sulphate, and lactic acid.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement appearing in 
a circular enclosed in the package, "Formula * * * Quinine Bi-Sulphate," 
was false and misleading when applied to an article which did not contain 
quinine bisulphate. It was alleged to be misbranded further in that the fol- 
lowing statements appearing in the said circular, falsely and fraudulently 
represented the curative and therapeutic effects of the article: "Indicated For 
Leucorrhea Vaginitis Cervicitis, etc. * * * It eliminates all necessity for 
tampons, diaphragms, etc., and the danger of infection therefrom. * * * 
This together with its other medical properties that act directly upon the 
germs themselves makes it absolutely * * * positive. * * * In order to 
maintain the 100% efficiency of this excellent Prophylactic it is necessary that 
the following directions in its application be adhered to."
On June 8, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.