539. Adulteration and misbranding of absorbent cotton. U. S. v. 420 2-0unce
and 267 1-Ounce Packages of Absorbent Cotton. Default decree of con-
demnation and destruction.     (F. D. C. No. 4374.    Sample No. 35863-E.)
This article had been shipped in interstate commerce and was in interstate
commerce at the time of examination at which time it was found to be contami-
nated with viable micro-organisms.
On April 17,1941, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Louisi-
ana filed a libel against 687 packages of absorbent cotton at New Orleans, La.,
alleging that the article had been shipped in interstate commerce on or about
8 See also Nos. 451, 477, 492, 504, 508, 523, 526. and 531 for deceptive packaging ; and Nos.
429, 433, 434, 436, 437, 439, 443, 445, 449, 451, 452, 522, 523, 525, and 526 for failure to
bear required quantity of contents statement.
February 27, 1941, by New Aseptic Laboratories from Columbia, S. 0.; and
charging that It was adulterated and misbranded.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that It purported to be and was?(
represented as a drug the name of which is recognized in the United States
Pharmacopoeia and its purity and quality fell below the standard set forth in
that compendium since it was not sterile; whereas the pharmacopoeia defines?("
absorbent cotton as sterilized.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements appearing
on the label "Sterilized after Packaging" and "Absorbent Cotton for First Aid
Hospital and Home Use" were false and misleading as applied to an article
which was not sterile and therefore was not suitable for first aid, hospital, and
home use.
On June 10, 1941, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
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