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6 A THUR8DAY. APRIL 12. 1962 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON FDA Warns Public 01 Useless Cures For Disease ; By WILLIAM J. EATON United Pmi Iniernetionel Washington CWD Federal Food and Drug administration (FDA) watchdogs, cheered by a court decision in their favor, have warned the public anew to beware of worthless cure- alls made of weird ingredi ents. Such products usually are peddled door-to-door or sold by mail. Officials said shark oil, salt water, oyster shells, pig skin extract, lemon peels, orchid pollen and a host of other things compose some of the preparations which can t pos sibly live up to the neaitn-giv lng effects claimed for them Late last month, the FDA seized 58,000 capsules of Sal- flower seed oil which charged has been falsely ad vertised as a reducing aid Also confiscated were 1,600 copies of a best-selling diet book which recommended th oil as effective for losing weight. The FDA, in a complaint filed with U. S. district court in New York, described saf flower seed oil as "insignif icant for any purpose. George P. Larrick, Commis sioner of the FDA, said in a statement for general circula tion that many products still are on the market despite his agency's unceasing battle against expensive "cures" that doctors have refused to recommend. He said a recent Federal Court decision against a major seller of "royal Jelly"-a sub stance secreted by bees and often claimed to have vast healing powers-illustrates the FDA's uphill fight. 'Jelly' Seised After months of Investiga tion in 1958, the agency brought charges against Jena sol Co. of New York following seizure of capsules said to con tain the jelly and some vita mins. Jenasol labels and litera ture, the FDA said, claimed the product would increase sexual vitality, relieve head aches, improve memory, pep up the appetite, extend the life span, help tired eyes and relax tensions. The agency produced nine scientists who testified before Federal District Judge Rey- nier J. Wortendyke Jr., in New Jersey that royal jelly was medically worthless. "The fact is that analysis of royal jelly shows its chemical properties to be similar to evaporated cow's milk," the FDA said. It said a false the ory promoted for many years argued that the jelly must be good for humans since it is fed to queen bees who grow sev eral times as large as worker bees and lay thousands of eggs. An Italian physician, Dr. Ricardo Galeazzi, testified at the trial that royal jelly ben efitted hunderds of his pa tients. It also was endorsed by Dr. Angel Lozano Abarca of Mexico City. Judge Wortendyke's ruling upheld the government's case. He also ordered destroyed royal jelly seized more than three years ago. FDA officials said the prod uct often was sold through the mails or by door-to-door sales men although U. S. medical schools did not teach its use. "Royal Jelly is another ex ample of the exploitation of outlandish exotic substances as miracle Ingredients which has gone on since the middle ages," Larrick said. He said It takes a long time under ex isting laws to halt the sale of worthless products claimed to be cures for a host of ail ments. "Many such products are being peddled today," he said. "They include preparations of rose hips, alfalfa, bee pollen, lemon peels, sea salt and sea water, oyster shells, turtle oil, chick embryos, plankton, pig skin extract, shark oil, or chid pollen and other new ones appearing every year." Methodists Issue Missionary Call New York-fllPD-Tlie Metho dist Board of Missionaries has Issued a call for 238 foreign missionaries and an almost unlimited number o' persons lo work in the home missions field. 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