1526. Adulteration and misbranding-  of gauze bandage.    U. S. v. 19 Cartons of
Gauze Bandages.    Default decree of condemnation and destruction.    (F.
D. C. No. 15302.   Sample No. 2246-H.)
On March 5,1945, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of North
Carolina'filed a libel against 19 cartons, each containing 12 packages, of gauze
bandages at Wilson, N. C, alleging that the article had baen shipped on or about
January 5,1945, by the Elliott Sales Co., from Rome, Ga. The article was labeled
in part: (Package) "Gauze Bandage 2 Inch, 8 Yds. Best Products Co. of
America   Distributors   New York, N. Y."
Examination of samples disclosed that the article was contaminated with
living micro-organisms, and that each package contained 2 rolls of gauze bandage,
1 inch x 8 yards.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it purported to be and was
represented as a drug the name of which is recognized in the United States
Pharmacopoeia, an official compendium, but its quality and purity fell below the
standard set forth therein since it was not sterile.
It was alleged to be misbranded in that it was not labeled as prescribed in
the United States Pharmacopoeia since the Pharmacopoeia provides that the
width and length of the bandage shall be stated on the package, and the statement
on the label of the article, "2 Inch, 8 Yds.," was incorrect.
On April 17,1945, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation was
entered and the product was ordered destroyed.