27543. Adulteration of nitrons oxide. THE. S. v. American Oxygen Service Cor¬ poration. Plea of guilty. Fine, $75. (F. & D. No. 38667. Sample No. 9437-C.) This product contained not more than 89.8 percent of nitrous oxide, whereas the United States Pharmacopoeia provided that it should contain not less than 95 percent of nitrous oxide. On June 11, 1937, the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court an information against the American Oxygen Service Corporation,. Harrison, N. J., alleging shipment by said company in violation of the Food and Drugs Act on or about August 5, 1936, from the State of New Jersey into the State of New York of a quantity of nitrous oxide which was adulterated. The article was labeled in part: "Pure Nitrous Oxide Anhydrous * * * American Oxygen Service Corporation, Harrison, New Jersey." It was alleged to be adulterated in that it was sold under the name "Nitrous Oxide," which has the same meaning as the name "Nitrogen Monoxide," a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, and contained less than 95 per- cent of nitrous oxide, namely, not more than 89.8 percent of nitrous oxide; that the standard of strength, quality, and purity of nitrogen monoxide determined by the tests laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia requires that it con- tain not less than 95 percent by volume of nitrous oxide, and the said article differed from the aforesaid standard of strength, quality, and purity. On June 25, 1937, a plea of guilty was entered on behalf of the defendant and the court imposed a fine of $75. HARRY L. BROWN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.