17988. Adulteration of dressed poultry.   U, S. v. 337 Boxes    *    *    *.    (F. D. C.
No. 30461. > Sample No. 89880-K.)
LIBEL FILED :   December 28,1950, District of Nebraska.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about December 16,1950, by the Canton Produce Co., 
from Canton, S. Dak.
PRODUCT: 337 boxes, each containing 12 head, of dressed poultry at Omaha, 
Nebr.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the product consisted in 
whole or in part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of rodent and 
cockroach excreta; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been prepared under in- 
sanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated with filth.
DISPOSITION: January 29, 1951. The Lipsman-Fulkerson Co., Omaha, Nebr., 
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 bringing it into compliance with the law, under the supervision 
of the Federal Security Agency.