18693. Adulteration of< dressed poultry.   U. S. v. 287 Pounds   *   *    *.   (F. D. C.
No. 30304.    Sample No. 73152-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 27,1950, Southern District of New York. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about November 7,1950, by Berry Bros., from Mor- 
rill, Maine. 
PRODUCT:   287 pounds of dressed poultry in 4 crates at Bronx, N. Y.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of birds con- 
taminated with fecal matter; and, Section 402 (a) (5), the article was in whole 
or in part the product of a diseased animal or of an animal which had died 
otherwise than by slaughter.
DISPOSITION : December 12, 1950. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that the product be delivered to the Food and Drug Administration for 
exhibit purposes and for segregation of the fit portion for distribution to 
charitable organizations.
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