1224. Adulteration and  misbranding of first aid kits.     U.  S. v. 69 Packages of
First   Aid   Kits.    Default   decree    of   condemnation   and   destruction.
(F. D. C. No. 11604.    Sample No. 54408-F.)
On January 15., 1944, the United States attorney for the Northern District of
Illinois filed a libel against 69 packages of first aid kits at Chicago, 111., alleging
that the article had been shipped on or about October 18, 1943, by the Gus. J.
Schaffner Co., from Avalon, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and charging that it was adulterated
and misbranded. The article was labeled in part: "Schaffner's 'Little Doc' Jr.
First Aid Kit."
The first aid kit contained, among other things, absorbent cotton labeled,
(carton) "Schaffner's 'Little Doc' White Absorbent Cotton Sterilized After
Packing." Examination showed that the absorbent cotton was not sterile, as
required by the United States Pharmacopoeia.
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,
and its quality and purity fell below the standard set forth therein.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statements in the labeling, "Steri-
lized Absorbent Cotton Your First Line of Defense Against Infection," and "Ster-
ilized After Packing," were false and misleading since the cotton contained in the
article was not sterile, and unsterile cotton is not the first line of defense against
infection.
On March 9, 1944, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was
entered and the product was ordered destroyed.