19142. Adulteration of dressed poultry.   U. S. v. 22,500 Pounds * * *.    (F. D. C
No. 31742.    Sample No. 24380-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    September 28,1951, Southern District of New York. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT:   On or about September 16, 1951, by the Dodge-Freedman 
Poultry Co., from Concord, N. H.
PRODUCT:   22,500 pounds of dressed poultry in 314 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 
which were contaminated with fecal matter, and of a decomposed substance 
by reason of the presence of decomposed birds.
DISPOSITION: October 29, 1951. The Dodge-Freedman Poultry Co., 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 
segregation and destruction of the unfit portion, under the supervision of the 
Federal Security Agency. 9,383 pounds of the product were found unfit and 
were denatured for conversion into inedible oil.