3835. Adulteration and misbranding of adhesive bandages.   U. S. v. 3 Cartons,
etc.    (F.D.C. No. 33053.    Sample No. 12613-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 7, 1952, Middle District of Tennessee.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about February 21,1952, by Supreme First Aid Co.,
Inc., from New York, N. Y.
PRODUCT : 3 cartons, each containing 10 gross, and 1 carton, containing 2 gross,
of adhesive bandages at Nashville, Tenn. Examination showed that the
product was not sterile but was contaminated with viable micro-organisms.
LABEL, IN PART:    "Supreme   Handy   Adhesive Bands    Sterilized."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the article purported to be
and was represented as "Adhesive Absorbent Bandage," a drug the name of
which is recognized in the United States Pharmacopeia, an official compendium,
and its quality and purity fell below the official standard since it was not
sterile.
Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label statement "Sterilized" was false
and misleading as applied to the article, which was not sterile.
DISPOSITION :   September 2, 1952.   Default decree of destruction.