2152. Adulteration and misbranding of procaine hydrochloride solution.    17. S.
v. A. Pfingst, a partnership, and Ernest Pfingst.   Pleas of guilty.   Fine of
$500 against both defendants jointly and severally.    (F. D. C. No. 14300.
Sample Nos. 35041-F, 50281-F.)
INFORMATION FILED: March 7, 1947, Southern District of New York, against
A. Pfingst, a partnership, and Ernest Pfingst, New York, N. Y.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: Between the approximate dates of March 7 and 20, 1944,
from the State of New York into the States of Georgia and Pennsylvania.
LABEL, IN PAET: "Procaine Hydrochloride Solution 2? with Epinephrin
(Pfingst)."
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, since
the appropriate use for the article required that it be a sterile product, whereas
it was nonsterile and contaminated with living micro-organisms.
Misbranding, Section 502 (j), the article would be dangerous to health when
used in the dosage suggested in the labeling, due to the presence of living
micro-organisms.
DISPOSITION: May 1, 1947. Pleas of guilty having been entered, the court im-
posed a fine of $500 against both defendants jointly and severally.