20547. Adulteration of dressed turkeys.   U. S. v. 639 Pounds * * *.    (F. D. C.
No. 34969.    Sample No. 49562-L.)
LIBEL FILED :   April 24,1953, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about April 8, 1953, by Beechwood Farms, from 
Valley View, Pa.
PRODUCT:   639 pounds of dressed turkeys in 9 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; and it was otherwise unfit for food by 
reason of the presence of extensively bruised birds. Further adulteration, 
Section 402 (a) (5), the article was in whole or in part the product of a dis- 
eased animal.
DISPOSITION : June 23, 1953. Beechwood Farms, 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 salvage by trimming out 
the unwholesome parts from the wings and tails of each bird under the super- 
vision of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 39 pounds of 
the product were removed as unfit by the trimming operations.
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