3035. Misbranding of St. Johns 4 Way Hair Grower and Scalp Treatment.   U. S.
v. 12 Bottles, etc.    (F. D. C. 27217.    Sample No. 47706-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 16, 1949, Southern District of West Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : The product and a number of leaflets and display cards
were shipped on or about March 12 and April 1 and 5,1949, by the St. Johnsbury
Products Co., from Los Angeles, Calif., and a number of other leaflets were
shipped by the Dispatch Printing Co., from Los Angeles, Calif., on or about
March 30, 1949.
PRODUCT : 12 8-ounce bottles of St. Johns 4 Way Hair Grower and Scalp Treat-
ment at Charleston, W. Va., together with a number of leaflets entitled
"Announcing The Discovery of St. Johns 4 Way Hair Grower and Scalp Treat-
ment" and "Jack Chefe" and a number of display cards entitled "A New
Discovery."
LABEL, IN PART : "St. Johns 4 Way Hair Grower and Scalp Treatment * * -
Ingredients: Prepared with Complex Glucosides, Sodium Bicarbonate, So-
dium Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, and Ferric Chloride."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), certain statements on the
bottle label and in the leaflets and on the display cards were false and mis-
leading since they represented and suggested that the article was effective in
growing hair on bald heads, stopping the loss of hair, and curing dandruff and
scalp itch, whereas the article was not effective for such purposes.
DISPOSITION: December 19, 1949. The St. Johnsbury Products Co., claimant,
having filed an answer and the answer subsequently having been withdrawn,
judgment of condemnation was entered and the court ordered that the product
be destroyed.