20144. Adulteration of dressed poultry.   U. S. v. 500 Pounds * * *.   <F. D. C.
No. 34371.   Sample No. 49541-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 26, 1952, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 12, 1952, by the Hartford Live 
Poultry Co., from Hartford, Conn.
PRODUCT:    500 pounds of dressed poultry at Newark, N. J.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Seetion 402 (a) (3), the product was unfit 
for food by reason of the presence of excessively bruised birds; and, Section 
402 (a) (5), it was in whole or in part the product of a diseased animal.
DISPOSITION : January 28, 1953. Default decree of condemnation and destruc- 
tion. On April 2, 1953, an amended decree was entered providing for the de- 
livery of the product to the Food and Drug Administration for experimental 
and enforcement purposes, and providing that the portion which was nofr-used 
for such purposes be destroyed by the Food and Drug Administration.
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of insects, 
rodents, rodent excreta, and dirt; and, Section 402 (a) (4), the article had 
been held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contam- 
inated with filth. The article was adulterated while held for sale after ship- 
ment in interstate commerce.
DISPOSITION :   May 20, 1953.   Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
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