30639. Adulteration and misbranding of SA Antiseptic Surgical Dressing;.-   IT. S.
v. 15 Dozen Packages of SA Antiseptic Surgical Dressing. Default 
decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. No. 45351. Sample No. 
47446-D.)
This product, which had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained 
unsold and in the original packages at the time of examination/was found" to 
be contaminated with viable micro-organisms. Its label falsely represented 
that it was sterile and also bore false and misleading -representations regarding 
its antiseptic properties.
On May 17, 1939, the United States attorney for th«-Western District of 
-Pennsylvania; acting-upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in 
the .district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 15-dozen packages 
of Sec Antiseptic. Surgical Dressing at Tyrone, Pa.; alleging that the article 
had been shipped on or about February 28 and April 4, 1939, by the Antiseptic 
Products- Manufacturing; Co. from Baltimore, Md.; and charging adulteration 
and misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs -Act.        • -
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that its purity fell below the 
professed-standard or quality under which it was sold, (carton) "Antiseptic 
Surgical Dressing - * * * Antiseptic Gauze Sterile" and (circular) "Sterile 
Antiseptic," -since it was not sterile and was not an antiseptic, but was 
contaminated with viable jnicro-organisms.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the following statements borne on 
the carton, "The Antiseptic Surgical Dressing for all purposes * * * Anti- 
septic," "A complete Antiseptic Dressing * * * Sterile Antiseptic. Direc- 
tions for use: Cut sufficient composite to encircle member Gauze necessary only 
with severe bleeding * * * The use of any other antiseptic is unnecessary 
with S-A. Best results are obtained without their use," and "Conforms to 
U. S. Gov't, standards for antiseptic products," and statements of like import 
on a display carton and in a circular accompanying the article were false 
and misleading when applied to the said article, which was not sterile and 
was not an antiseptic but which was contaminated with viable micro-organisms.
On'June 15, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
HABET L. BEOWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.