17194. Adulteration of dressed turkeys.   U. S. v. 14 Crates   *   *   *.    (F. D. C.
No. 30408.    Sample No. 73168-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   January 30,1951, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 30, 1950, by Tend-R-Turk, Inc., 
from Fort Dodge, Iowa.
PRODUCT: 14 crates, containing a total of 1,239 pounds, of dressed turkeys at 
New York, 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 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: February 27, 1951. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that samples of the product be delivered to the Federal Security 
Agency, and that with respect to the remainder of the product, the court 
ordered that the unfit birds be segregated and destroyed and that the portion 
which was fit for human consumption be delivered to a charitable institution. 
48 birds out of the 82 seized were found to be passable.