17592. Adulteration of dressed poultry.  U. S. v. 1,744 Pounds   *   *    *.    (F. D. C.
No. 30848.    Sample No. 24305-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    March 21,1951, Southern District of New York.
whole or in part of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of de- 
composed birds; and, Section 402 (a) (5), it was in whole or in part the 
product of a diseased animal.
DISPOSITION: April 10, 1951. Default decreeof condemnation. The court 
ordered that samples be delivered to the Food and Drug Administration; that 
the Food and Drug Administration segregate the fit portion of the product from 
the unfit and permit the delivery of the fit portion to charitable institutions; 
and that the unfit portion be destroyed. Segregation operations resulted in 
the release of 1,000 pounds as good and the destruction of 700 pounds.