1213. Adulteration of Bevitin   (thiamine hydrochloride).     TJ.  S. v. 3,000 Ampuls
and 12,000 Ampuls of Bevitin Brand of Thiamine Hydrochloride. De-
crees of condemnation. Portion of product ordered released under bond;
remainder ordered destroyed. (F. D. C. Nos. 11289, 11290. Sample Nos.
29634-F, 29635-F.)
On December 9 and 20, 1943, the United States attorneys for the Eastern
District of Missouri and the Southern District of Georgia filed libels against 3,000
ampuls of the above-named product at St. Louis, Mo., and 12,000 ampuls of the
same product at Savannah, Ga., alleging that the. article had been shipped on or
about November 3, 1943, from Brooklyn, N. Y., by the Pro-Medico Labora-
tories, Inc.; and charging that it was adulterated.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that its purity and quality fell
below that which it purported and was represented to possess, i. e., "Intravenous-
Intramuscular," since it was not suitable for parenteral use because of contamina-
tion with undissolved material.
On February 24 and March 4, 1944, the Pro-Medico Laboratories, Inc., having
appeared as claimant for the Georgia lot and having admitted the allegations of
the libel, and no claimant having appeared for the Missouri lot, judgments of
condemnation were entered and the Georgia lot was ordered released under bond to
be brought into compliance with the law under the supervision of the Food and
Drug Administration, and the Missouri lot was ordered destroyed.