17593. Adulteration of dressed poultry.  U. S. v. 444 Pounds   *   *   *.    (F. D. C.
No. 30776.   Sample No. 24301-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   March 16,1951, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about February 15, 1951, by Berry Brothers, from 
Morrill, Maine.
PRODUCT:   444 pounds of dressed poultry in 6 crates at New York, N. Y.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (5), the article was in 
whole or in part the product of diseased animals or of animals which had 
died otherwise than by slaughter.
DISPOSITION: April 10, 1951. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that samples of the product be delivered to the Food and Drug Admin- 
istration; that the portion of the remainder that was not diseased and was 
fit for human consumption be segregated under the supervision of the Food 
and Drug Administration and delivered to local hospitals; and that the unfit 
portion be destroyed. Approximately 240 pounds of poultry were found to be 
passable and were delivered to the hospitals.