3834. Adulteration   and   misbranding   of   adhesive   bandages.   U.   S.   v.   60
Gross    *    *    *.    (F. D. C. No. 32569.    Sample No. 26078-L.)
LIBEL FILED:    February 29, 1952, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:    On or about January 15, 1952, by Supreme First Aid Co.,
Inc., from New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT:   60 gross of adhesive bandages at Philadelphia, Pa.
LABEL, IN PART:    ''Supreme    Sterilized   Handy   Adhesive Bands."
NATURE OF CHARGE:   Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the quality of the product
fell below the standard set forth in the United States Pharmacopeia since it
was not sterile.
Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label statement "Sterilized" was false and
misleading since the product was contaminated with living micro-organisms.
DISPOSITION :   August 20,1952.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.