21249. Adulteration of dressed turkeys.   U. S. v. 248 Pounds * * *.    (F. D. C.
No. 36102.    Sample No. 51931-L.)
LIBEL FILED :    November 6, 1953, Southern District of New York.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about October 19, 1953, by the Hanline Poultry Co., 
from Charlotte, N. C.
PRODUCT:    248 pounds of dressed turkeys in 4 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, crop material, and extraneous 
matter, and of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of decomposed 
birds.
DISPOSITION : December 4, 1953. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that a portion of the product be delivered to the Food and Drug Admin- 
istration and that the remainder be destroyed.