2029. Adulteration of absorbent cotton.    IT. S. v. 246 Cartons of Absorbent Cot
ton. Consent decree of condemnation. Product ordered released under
bond.    (F. D. C. No. 20984.   Sample No. 43050-H.)
LIBEL FILED:    September 12, 1946, District of Columbia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 1, 1946, by the Acme Cotton Products
Co., from Dayville, Conn.
PRODUCT : 246
cartons, each containing 50 1-pound packages, of absorbent cotton
at Washington, D. C.
LABEL, IN PART: *"U. S. P.    Sixteen Ounce   Sterilized   Absorbent Cotton."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the article purported to be
and was represented as "Absorbent Cotton," a drug the name of which is rec-
ognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, an official compendium, but its
quality fell below the official standard since it, had not been freed from ad-
hering impurities as required by the standard, but contained considerable,
amounts of particles of cottonseed hulls and boll.
DISPOSITION : December 2, 1946. The Acme Cotton Products Co., Inc., claimant,
having admitted the allegations of the libel, judgment of condemnation was
entered and the product was ordered released under bond for reprocessing
under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.