18086. Adulteration   and misbranding of   dressed   poultry.   U.   S.   v.   5,000
Pounds   *   *   *.    (F. D. C. No. 31618.    Sample No. 24357-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   August 15,1951, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about July 26, 1951, by the Rockland Poultry Co., 
from Rockland, Maine.
PRODUCT: 5,000 pounds of dressed poultry in 69 crates at New York, N. Y. Ex- 
amination showed the presence of pellets of added diethylstilbestrol in the 
edible portions of the birds.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (2), the article contained an 
added deleterious substance, diethylstilbestrol, which is unsafe within the 
meaning of the law.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the designation "RST" which appeared on 
the crate label was misleading since such designation applies to roasting 
chickens which have not been chemically treated, whereas the article had been 
chemically treated with diethylstilbestrol.
DISPOSITION: October 23, 1951. The Rockland Poultry Co., 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 the purpose of 
salvaging by removing the necks and eviscerating under the supervision of the 
Federal Security Agency.