1114. Adulteration and misbranding of gauze bandage.    U. S. v. 34 Dozen pack
ages of Gauze Bandage. Default decree of condemnation. Product
ordered delivered to a local hospital. (F. D. C. No. 10250. Sample No.
32677-F.)
Examination disclosed that this product was not sterile but was contaminated
with living micro-organisms, whereas the United States Pharmacopoeia provides
that gauze bandage must be sterile.
On July 15, 1943, the United States attorney for the Southern District of
Indiana filed a libel against 34 dozen packages of gauze bandage at Indianapolis,
Ind., alleging that the article had been shipped on or about June 10, 1943, by
Forest City Products, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio; and charging that it was adulterated
and misbranded. The article was labeled in part: "Sentinel Gauze Bandage
Sterilized After Packaging   2 In. x 6 Yds."
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 an official compendium,
but its quality and purity fell below the standard set forth therein.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the label, containing the words "gauze
bandage," was false and misleading when applied to the article, which was not
sterile.
On September 3,1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed. On September 9, 1943, an
amended decree was entered, ordering that the product be delivered to a local
hospital, conditioned that it be properly sterilized before use.