3507. Adulteration  of  dl-amphetamine  sulfate   (powder).   U.  S. v.  1  Drum
*    *    *    .    (F. D. C. No. 30888.    Sample Nos. 22871-L, 22873-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 3,1951, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about January 18, 1951, by the Arenol Chemical
Corp., from Long Island City, N. Y.
PRODUCT: 1 drum containing 5? pounds of dl-amphetamine sulfate (powder)
at East Newark, N. J.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the article purported to be
and was represented as "dl-amphetamine sulfate," a drug the name of which
is recognized in the United States Pharmacopeia, an official compendium, and
its strength differed from the official standard. The compendium requires
that dl-amphetamine sulfate contain equal molecular proportions of dextro-
amphetamine sulfate and levo-amphetamine sulfate, whereas the article con-
tained approximately 42 percent of the former and 58 percent of the latter.
DISPOSITION:    July 11, 1951.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.