1622. Adulteration of lubricating jelly.    U. S. v. 11 Dozen Tubes and 9% Dozen
Tubes of Lubricating Jelly. Default decrees of condemnation and de-
struction.     (F. D. C. Nos. 15674, 15743.    Sample Nos. 9325-H, 11444-H.)
LIBELS FH?ED : On or about March 24, 1945, Northern District of New York and
District of Connecticut.
AT.LF.GED SHIPMENT : On or about February 6 and 7, 1945, by the McNeil Labor-
atories, Philadelphia, Pa.
PRODUCT: 11 dozen tubes of lubricating jelly at Ithaca, N. Y., and 9? dozen
tubes of the same product at Norwich, Conn. Examination showed that the
article was not sterile but was contaminated with living micro-organisms.
LABEL, IN PART:    "Tube Lubricant   A Sterile    *    *    *    Jelly."
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 501 (c), the purity and quality of the
article fell below that which it purported and was represented to possess.
DISPOSITION : May 7 and 28, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgments of
condemnation were entered and the product was ordered destroyed.