31133. Misbranding of Runner's Sore Throat Remedy.    V. S. v. C. H. Griest Co., 
Inc., and Earl I. Runner.    Pleas of guilty.    Fines, $800.     (F. & D. No.
42533.    Sample Nos. 18262-C, 65614-C.)
The labeling of this product bore false and fraudulent curative and therapeu- 
tic claims; and also a false statement of the quantity of alcohol that it con- 
tained.
On August 13, 1938, the United States attorney for the Northern District of 
West Virginia filed an information against O. H. Griest Co., Inc., Wheeling, 
W. Va., and Earl I. Runner, alleging shipment on or about July 29, 1936, and 
September 20, 1937, from the State of West Virginia into the State of Pennsyl- 
vania, of quantities of Runner's Sore Throat Remedy which was misbranded.
Analyses showed that one shipment consisted chiefly of a hydroalcohollc 
solution of boric acid, clove oil, cinnamon oil, menthol, creosote, zinc chloride, 
and alcohol (not less than 23 percent by volume); and that the other shipment 
consisted of a hydroalcoholic solution of boric acid, zinc chloride, guaiacol, 
volatile oils, and alcohol (not less than 22.3 percent by volume).
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Alcohol 
10% by Volume," borne on the bottle label, was false and misleading since it 
represented that the article contained 10 percent of aleohol by volume; whereas 
it contained more than 10 percent, namely, not less than 22.3 percent in one 
of the shipments and not less than 23 percent in the other.
It was alleged to be misbranded further in that certain statements regarding 
its curative and therapeutic effects, borne on the bottle labels, falsely and fraudu- 
lently represented that it was effective as a remedy for sore throat; and effective 
to give immediate relief from sore and ulcered mouth, throat and tonsils, 
laryngitis, quinsy, tonsillitis, and hoarseness.
On April 25y 1939, pleas of guilty having been entered on behalf of the 
defendants, each was fined $100 on each of the four counts, the total fines 
amounting to $800.