16847. Adulteration of   dressed   poultry.    U.   S.   v.   1,260   Pounds   *   *   *.
(F. D. C. No. 29789.   Sample No. 73136-K.)
LIBEL FILED:   October 6, 1950, Southern District of New York.
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of birds which 
were contaminated with fecal and extraneous matter, and of a decomposed 
substance by reason of the presence of decomposed birds; and, Section 402 
(a) (5), the article was in whole or in part the prMuct of a diseased animal, 
or of an animal which had died otherwise than by slaughter.
DISPOSITION : November 6, 1950. Diamond State Poultry Co., Inc., claimant, 
having consented to the entry of a decree, judgment of condemnation was 
entered and the court* ordered that the product be released under bond for 
salvaging of the fit portion, under the supervision of the Food and. Drug Ad- 
ministration. The claimant's representative having decided that segregation 
of the poultry was not feasible, the entire lot was destroyed.