4492. Adulteration of adhesive bandages.   U. S. v. 6 Cases * * *.    (F. D. C. No.
36730.    Sample No. 42774-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 4, 1954, Northern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 25,1954, by the U. S. Plastic Bandage
Co., from Buffalo, N. Y.-
PRODUCT: 6 cases, each containing 48 boxes, of adhesive bandages at San
Francisco, Calif.
LABEL, IN PART: (BOX) "Contains 100 Bandages ?" x 3" Blast Aids Pli-
able Plastic Bandages."
NATURE OF CHARGE : Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the article purported to be
and was represented as "Adhesive Absorbent Bandage," a drug the name of
which is recognized in the United States Pharmacopeia, an official compendium,
and the quality and purity of the article fell below the official standard since
the article was not sterile.
DISPOSITION : August 2, 1954. The U. S. Plastic Bandage Co., claimant, having
consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was entered
and the court ordered that the product be released under bond to be brought
into compliance with the law, under the supervision of the Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare.
DRUGS ACTIONABLE BECAUSE OF FALSE AND MISLEADING CLAIMS*