20296. Adulteration of dressed turkeys.   U. S. v. 20 Crates * * *.    (F. D. C.
No. 34377.   Sample No. 49540-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 28,1952, District of New Jersey.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 30,1952, by the Christofferson Poultry 
Egg & Feed Market, from Turlock, Calif.
PRODUCT: 20 crates, containing approximately 1,965 pounds, of dressed turkeys 
at Jersey City, N. J.
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 birds which 
were contaminated with fecal matter; and, Section 402 (a) (5), it was in 
whole or in part the product of a diseased animal.
DISPOSITION : April 2, 1953. Default decree of condemnation. The court or- 
dered that 12 turkeys be delivered to the Food and Drug Administration and 
that the remainder be destroyed.