1523. Adulteration and misbranding of adhesive strips.    TJ. S. v. 18 Dozen Car
tons of Adhesive  Strips.    Default decree of condemnation and destruc-
tion.    (F. D. C. No. 15147.   Sample No. 6312-H.)
On February 7, 1945, the United States attorney for the Southern District of
New York filed a libel against 18 dozen cartons of adhesive strips at New York,
N. Y., alleging that the article had been shipped on or about October 26 and No-
vember 8, 1944, by the Hampton Manufacturing Co., Carlstadt, N. J. The article
was labeled in part: "Blue Cross Adhesive Strips   *    *   *    Sterilized."
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it purported to be adhesive
absorbent gauze (adhesive absorbent compress), a drug 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 it was not sterile but was
contaminated with spore-bearing aerobic bacteria, and its difference in purity
from the standard was not plainly stated on the label.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the label statement, "Sterilized," was
false and misleading as applied to an article which was not sterile but was
contaminated with viable bacteria.
On March 12, 1945, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.