18444 Adulteration of dressed poultry.  U. S. v. 204 Pounds   *   *   *.    (F. D. C
No. 32154.   Sample No. 38298-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 16,1951, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 30, 1951, by Carolina Poultry Farms, 
Inc., from Federalsburg, Md.
PRODUCT:   204 pounds of dressed poultry at Newark, N. J.
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 
which were contaminated with fecal matter and crop material, and of a 
decomposed substance by reason of the presence of decomposed birds; and, 
Section 402 (a) (5), the article was in whole or in part the product of a 
diseased animal.
DISPOSITION : January 29 and April 2, 1952. Default decree of condemnation. 
The court ordered that the product be delivered to the Food and Drug Adminis- 
tration for sampling and destruction.