26760. Adulteration of chloroform.     U.   S. v.  48 Bottles  of  Chloroform.     De¬
fault   decree   of  condemnation  and  destruction.     (F.   &  D.   no.   37813. 
Sample no. 68687-B.)
This article differed from the standard of strength, quality, and purity for 
chloroform as determined by the test laid down in the United States Phar- 
macopoeia, in that it contained substances decomposable by sulphuric acid, and 
its own standard was not stated on the label.
On June 29, 1936, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Oklahoma, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 48 bottles of chloro- 
form at Oklahoma City, Okla., alleging that it had been shipped in interstate 
commerce on or about March 18, 1936, by Merck & Co., Inc., from St. Louis, 
Mo., and that it was adulterated and misbranded in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act.
The article was alleged to be adulterated in that it was sold under 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, in that it contained substances decomposable by sulphuric 
acid, and its own standard was not stated on the label.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the statement on the label, 
"Chlorofrom   *    *    *   U. S. P.", was false and misleading.
On July 24, 1936, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and it was ordered that the product be destroyed.
W. R. GREGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.