1069. Adulteration  and  misbranding  of  adhesive  strips.    U.   S.  v.   114  Dozen
Packages of Adhesive Strips.    Default decree of condemnation and de-
struction.    (F. D. C. No. 9823.   Sample No. 21196-F.)
On April 19, 1943, the United States attorney for the Western District of
Pennsylvania filed a libel against 114 dozen packages of adhesive strips at
Pittsburgh, Pa., alleging that the article had been shipped by the Hampton
Manufacturing Co. on or about March 4,1943, from Carlstadt, N. J.; and charging
that it was adulterated and misbranded.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it purported to be a drug, ad-
hesive absorbent gauze, the name of which is recognized in the United States
Pharmacopoeia, an official compendium, but its purity fell below the standard
set forth therein since the compendium provides that adhesive absorbent gauze
must be sterile and meet the requirements of the sterility tests for solids pre-
scribed therein, whereas the article was not sterile but was contaminated wtih
living organisms, and its difference in purity from the standard set forth in the
Pharmacopoeia was not plainly stated on its label.
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It was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements appearing on
its label, "Blue * * * Cross Adhesive Strips * * * For Sports Use
For Home Use * * * Thoroughly cleanse wound with a recognized an-
tiseptic. Remove crinoline. Be sure when applying Adhesive Strip that only
gauze pad covers the wound," were false and misleading since such statements
represented and suggested and created the impression that the article was a safe
and appropriate bandage for first aid use on broken skin, whereas it was not a
safe and appropriate bandage for such use since it was contaminated with living
organisms.
On June 8, 1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was
entered and the product was ordered destroyed.