17093. Adulteration of dressed poultry.   U. S. v. 11 Unlabeled Crates    *    *    *.
(F. D. C. No. 29787.    Sample No. 73137-K.)
LIBEL FILED :    October 6,1950, Southern District of New York. 
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :    On or about September 18,1950, by the Maplewood Packing 
Co., from Belfast, Maine.
PRODUCT: 11 unlabeled crates, each containing 60 to 70 pounds, of dressed 
poultry at New York, N. Y.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (3), the article consisted 
in whole or in part of a decomposed substance by reason of the presence of 
decomposed birds; and, Section 402 (a) (5), the article was in whole or in 
part the product of a diseased animal, or of an animal which had died other- 
wise than by slaughter.
DISPOSITION : December 28, 1950. Default decree of condemnation. The court 
ordered that a number of the birds be delivered to the Food and Drug Admin- 
istration as a sample; that the fit portion of the remainder be segregated and 
delivered to a charitable institution; and that the unfit portion be destroyed. 
Approximately 500 pounds of poultry were found fit for human consumption 
and were delivered to a charitable institution.