20491. Adulteration of dressed poultry.   U. S. v. Dodge-Freedman Poultry Co.
and Harry Freedman. Plea of guilty by company and plea of nolo con- 
tendere by individual. Fine of $300 against company and $100 against 
individual.   (F. D. C. No. 34365.   Sample No. 49539-L.)
INFORMATION FILED: April 22, 1953, District of New Hampshire, against the 
Dodge-Freedman Poultry Co., a corporation, Concord, N. H., and Harry Freem- 
an, president and treasurer of the corporation.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 29,1952, from the State of New Hamp- 
shire into the State of New York.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted in 
part of a filthy substance by reason of the presence of birds contaminated 
with fecal matter; Section 402 (a) (4), the article had been prepared and 
packed under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth; and, Section 402 (a) (5), the article was in part the product of 
a diseased animal, namely, diseased poultry.
DISPOSITION: June 5, 1953. The corporation having entered a plea of guilty 
and the individual a plea of nolo contendere, the court fined the corporation 
$300 and the individual $100.