18741. Adulteration of dressed poultry.   U. S. v. 127 Pounds    *    *    *.    (F. D. C
No. 31147.   Sample No. 24329-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   May 24,1951, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about May 8, 1951, by the Maplewood Packing Co., 
from Belfast, Maine.
PRODUCT ;   127 pounds of dressed poultry in 2 crates 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 birds con- 
taminated with fecal matter; and,. Section 402 (a) (5), the article was in 
whole or in part the product of a diseased animal.
DISPOSITION : June 12, 1951. Default decree of condemnation. The court or- 
dered that a portion of the product be delivered to the Federal Security Agency 
and that the remainder be destroyed.