978. -Adulteration   and   misbranding   of   fractionally   distilled  water.     U.   S.   v.
?* 17i%5 Packages of Fractionally Distilled Water.    Default decree of con-
demnation and destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 8395.    Sample No. 29413-F.)
On September 22. 1942, the United States attorney for the Southern District of
Georgia filed a libel against the above-described product at Savannah, Ga., alleg-
ing that the article had been shipped on or about August 3, 1942, from Berkeley,
Calif., by the Cutter Laboratories; and charging that it was adulterated and mis-
branded. The article was labeled in part: '?Fractionally Distilled Water 50
<:. c. A-4163 Sterile, Pyrogen-free, Safety Tested."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it purported to be and was
represented as a drug, "Water for Injection," the name of which is recognized
in the United States Pharmacopoeia, an cfiL-ial compendium, and its quality and
purity fell below the standard set forth therein since it was not free from
pyrogens.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Pyrogen-Free, Safety
Tested," appearing on its label, was false and misleading since it contained
pyrogens and was not safe for injection.
O.i October 26, 1912, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.