24043. Dressed chickens.   (F. D. C. No. 40344.   S. No. 69-377 M.)
QUANTITY : 9 crates, some of which contained 70 lbs. and some of which con- 
tained 73 lbs. at Atlantic City, N. J.
SHIPPED :   6-25-57, from Selbyville, Del., by H & H Poultry Co.
RESULTS OP INVESTIGATION :   Examination showed the presence of pellets of
added diethylstilbestrol, a deleterious substance, in the edible portions of the
birds.
LIBELED :   7-2-57, Dist. N. J.
CHARGE: 402 (a) (1)—contained, when shipped, an added poisonous or dele- 
terious substance, diethylstilbestrol, which may render the article injurious 
to health.
DISPOSITION : 9-12-57. Consent—claimed by H & H Poultry Co. The article 
was brought into compliance with the law by removing and denaturing the 
neck of each of the chickens.