1524. Adulteration of adhesive strips.    U. S. v. 79%   Gross of Adhesive Strips.
Default decree of condemnation.    Product ordered sold.     (F. D. C. No.
15122.   Sample No. 63662-F.)
On January 30, 1945, the United States attorney for the Northern District of
Georgia filed a libel against 79? gross of adhesive strips at Atlanta, Ga., alleging
that thei article had been shipped on or about December 1, 1944, by the Ross
"Home-aid ' *   *   *   Adhesive Strips."
Examination.of a sample showed that the article was not sterile but was con-
taminated with living micro-organisms. The weight of the compress was one-
half of that of a compress of the same area composed of four layers of type I
absorbent gauza, as described in the United States Pharmacopoeia.-
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it purported to be adhesive
absorbent compress, a drug the name of which is recognized in the United States
Pharmacopoeia, an official compendium, but its quality fell below the standard
set forth therein since the article was not sterile and the weight of the compress
was less than that of a compress of the same area composed of four layers of
type I absorbent gauze, and its difference in quality and purity from the official
standard was not plainly stated on the label.
On May 1, 1945, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was
entered and the product was ordered sold on condition that the packages be
stamped "Not sterilized and not to be used on open wounds or as a surgical
dressing."   The product was not to be resold by the purchaser.