1068. Adulteration and misbranding or horsehair ligatures.    U.  S. v. 126 Jars
of Horsehair Ligatures.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
(F. D. C. No. 10081.    Sample No. 44159-F.)
On June 11, 1943, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New
York filed a libel against 126 jars, each containing 25 strands, of horsehair liga-
tures at Brooklyn, N. Y., alleging that the article had been shipped on or about
May 13, 1943, by Arthur E. Look, Inc., from Roslindale, Boston, Mass.; and
charging that it was adulterated and misbranded.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that its purity and quality fell
below that which it purported or was represented to possess, namely, "Sterile."
It was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement "Sterile," appearing upon
its label, was false and misleading since the article was not sterile but was
contaminated with living micro-organisms.
On August 18, 1943, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.