1775. Adulteration and misbranding of adhesive gauze bandage.    U. S. v. 6%
Gross Packages of Adhesive Gauze Bandage. Default decree of con-
demnation and destruction.    (P. D. C. No. 16309.    Sample No. 4611-H.)
LIBEL FILED :    June 1,1945, Middle District of Pennsylvania.
ALXEGED SHIPMENT: January 24, 1945, by the World Merchandise Exchange,
from New York, N. T.
PRODUCT :   6? gross packages of adhesive gauze bandage at Harrisburg, Pa.
LABKL, IN PAET : "Home-aid Brand 8 Adhesive Strips For Home, Factory and
Sport Use."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the article purported to be
a drug, "Adhesive Absorbent Gauze [Adhesive Absorbent Compress]," the
name of which is recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, an official
compendium, but its quality and purity fell below the official standard since
it was not sterile but was contaminated with living micro-organisms.
Misbranding, Section 502 (g), the article was not packaged as is prescribed
in the United States Pharmacopoeia, since' that compendium provides that
"Each Adhesive Absorbent Gauze is packaged individually in such manner that
sterility is maintained until the individual package is opened. One or more
individual packages ,are packed in a second protective container."
DISPOSITION : September 20, 1945. No claimant having appeared, judgment of
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.