17994. Adulteration of dressed turkeys.   U. S. v. 227 Pounds    *    *    *.    (F. D. C.
No. 31196,   Sample No. 24339-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   June 19,1951, Southern District of New York.
in whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of birds 
contaminated with fecal matter, and of a decomposed substance by reason 
of the presence of decomposed birds.
DISPOSITION : July 11, 1951. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that samples of the product be delivered to the Food and Drug Admin- 
istration, that any portion fit for human consumption be delivered to a chari- 
table institution, and that the remainder be destroyed. The product was reex- 
amined, and the entire lot was found unfit for human consumption and was 
destroyed, with the exception of the sample.
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