30795. Misbranding of bandages.    J. S. v. 30 Gross, 10 Gross, and 684 Packages
of Blue Cross First Aid Bandages. Default decrees of condemnation 
and destruction. (F. & D. Nos. 45446, 45447, 45455. Sample Nos. 53686-D, 
67204-D, 67205-D.)
These products had been shipped in interstate commerce and remained unsold 
and in the original packages. At the time of examination they were found to 
be contaminated with viable micro-organisms.
On June 2 and 5, 1939, the United States attorneys for the Southern District 
of New York and the Eastern District of Michigan, acting upon reports by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, filed in their respective district courts libels praying 
seizure and condemnation of 30 gross packages of Mercurochrome bandages and 
10 gross of borated bandages at New York, N. Y., and 684 packages of Mercu- 
rochrome bandages at Detroit, Mich.; alleging that the articles had been shipped 
on or about April 24 and May 3, 1939, by the Hampton Manufacturing Co. from 
Carlstadt, N. J.; and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act
The articles were alleged to be misbranded in that the statements "For Cuts, 
Minor Wounds & Abrasions," borne on the labels, were false and misleading 
since they created the impression that the articles were sterile and safe for 
use; whereas they were not sterile and were not safe for use.
On June 30 and July 10, 1939, no claimant having appeared, judgments of 
condemnation were entered and the products were ordered destroyed.
HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.