11586. Adulteration of chloroform. U. S. v. 183 Tins of Chloroform. De??
fault deeree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.     (P. &
D. No. 16642.    S. No. E-4066.)
On July 20, 1922, the United States attorney for the Western District of:?
Pennsylvania, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure?
and condemnation of 183 tins of chloroform, at Erie, Pa., alleging that the?
article had been shipped from New York, N. Y., on or about April 17, 1922, and?
transported from the State of New York into the State of Pennsylvania, and?
charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs Act. The article was?
labeled in part: " Chloroform for Anesthesia."
Analysis of a sample of the article by the Bureau of Chemistry of this de??
partment showed that it was turbid, upon evaporation it left a foreign odor,?
and it contained hydrochloric acid, impurities decomposable by sulphuric acid,?
and chlorinated decomposition products.
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it was?
sold under and by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia and?
differed from the standard of strength, quality, and purity as determined by?
the test laid down in said Pharmacopoeia, official at the time of investigation.
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On April 24, 1923, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment?
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court?
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
HOWARD M. GORE, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.