2369. Adulteration   of  sodium  chloride  isotonic   solution.     U.   S.  v.   141   Vials
*    *    *     (and   1   other   seizure   action).     (F.   D.   C.   Nos.   23399,   23737.
Sample Nos. 68469-H, 83357-H.)
LIBELS FILED :    On or about August 8 and September 10, 1947, Southern District
of Ohio and Western District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about March 14, June 6, and July 31, 1947, by the
Pitman-Moore Co., from Indianapolis, Ind.
PRODUCT: 141 20-cc. vials and 30 250-cc. bottles of sodium chloride isotonic
solution at Kansas City, Mo., and Columbus, Ohio, respectively.
NATURE OF CHAEOE: Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the article purported to be
and was represented as "Sterile Isotonic Sodium Chloride Solution for Paren-
teral Use," a drug the name of which is recognized in the United States Phar-
macopoeia, and the quality and purity of the article fell below the official
standard, since it was contaminated with undissolved material.
DISPOSITION :   August 26 and November 7, 1947.   Default decrees of destruction.