816. Adulteration of ampuls of strontium bromide, triple distilled water, iron
and arsenic, sodium iodide, Lactosan, and Solution Sal-Ar-Sodide. U. S.
v. Cornelius 1>. Johnson (Haarlem Research Laboratories). Plea of guilty.
Total fine, $325. (F. D. C. No. 5557. Sample Nos. 24871-B, 24373-E to 24376-E,
incl., 24385-E, 24391-E, 28036-E, 34842-E.)
On August 5, 1942, the United States attorney for the Southern District of
Nflw Yr^k filed an information against Cornelius X. Johnson, trading as the
Haarlem Research Laboratories at New York, N. Y., alleging shipment within
the period from on or about the month of February, to on or about October
7,1940, from the State of New York into the States of Pennsylvania, Maryland,
and New Jersey of quantities of ampuls of the above-named aTOgs~whlchwere
adulterated.
The strontium bromide was alleged to be adulterated in that its strength
differed from and its quality fell below that which it purported and was
represented to possess since it purported and was represented to contain 15-
grains of strontium bromide in each 10 cc, whereas it contained not more than
12.59 grains of strontium bromide per 10 cc.
The triple distilled water 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
National Formulary, and its quality or purity fell below the standard set forth
in such compendium since its contained sulfates and chlorides, ingredients
which are not found in the official product and contained oxidizable substances
in excess of the amounts permitted by the Formulary and the residue from 100
cc. was greater than the maximum permitted, 0.002 gram, and Its difference from
such standard was not plainly stated on its label.
The 2 shipments of iron and arsenic were alleged to be adulterated In that
their strength differed from that which they purported and were represented
to possess since the article in one shipment purported and was represented to
contain in each 5 cc, 7.75 milligrams of iron and 32 milligrams of arsenic,
whereas it contained in 5 cc. not less than 10.7 milligrams of iron and not less
than 97.9 milligrams of arsenic; and the article in the other shipment was
represented to contain in each 10 cc, 15.5 milligrams of iron and 64 milligrams
of arsenic, whereas it contained in each 10 cc, not less than 24 milligrams of
iron and not less than 190 milligrams of arsenic.
The sodium idodide 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 National
Formulary, and its quality and purity fell below the standard set forth therein
since it was not a clear aqueous solution but contained flocculent precipitate
and its difference from such standard was not plainly stated on its label.
The Lactosan was alleged to be adulterated in that its strength differed
from, and its quality fell below that which it purported and was represented
to possess, as It was represented to contain in each 2 cc, ? grain of casein and
9/10 grain of sodium phosphate, whereas it contained in each 2 cc, not more
than 0.304 (?o) grain of casein, and not more than 0.370 (less than ?)
grain of sodium phosphate.
The Solution Sal-Ar-Sodide was alleged to be adulterated in that its strength
differed from and its quality fell below that which it purported and represented
to possess since it purported and represented to contain In each 20 cc, 31 grains
of sodium salicylate and 31 grains of sodium iodide, whereas it contained in
each 20 cc, not more than 26.2 grains of sodium salicylate and not more than
27.4 grains of sodium iodide.
On September 10, 1942, the defendant having entered a plea of guilty, the
court imposed a fine of $100 on each of the second and third counts of the
information, which involved the ampuls of triple distilled water and the 5 cc.
ampuls of Iron and arsenic, and imposed a fine of $25 on each of the remaining
five counts, a total of $325.