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USDA approves import of chicken processed in China despite safety concerns
Posted by Dr. C


Despite the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s repeated warnings, the latest just this October, about Made-in-China jerky treats suspected of causing thousands of illnesses and deaths of American dogs and cats since 2007, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave approval for four Chinese poultry processors to import into the United States, thereby lifting a ban set to protect Americans against deadly avian influenza breakouts.
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Samantha Olson reports for Medical Daily, Sept. 5, 2013, that the Chinese poultry processors will only be allowed to re-export heat-treated/cooked chicken that has been initially slaughtered in the U.S. or another country.

In other words, the chickens are first slaughtered in the United States or another country like Mexico, then shipped to China where the dead chickens would be cooked, then shipped back to the United States to be sold to consumers!

According to the USDA report, the audit that took place in March found China’s chicken plants were up to the same processing standard as those in the United States, which means that the products are “safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled.” However, no USDA inspectors will be present in the Chinese processing plants, which means American consumers are not guaranteed that their chicken is being processed in safe and sanitary conditions.
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More and lots of good links:

http://dcclothesline.com/2013/11/14/usda...afety-concerns/

Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #2

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"In other words, the chickens are first slaughtered in the United States or another country like Mexico, then shipped to China where the dead chickens would be cooked, then shipped back to the United States to be sold to consumers!"

But why? Has the world has gone mad? What possible benefit is there in shipping already dead chickens to China and back? Whatever they do to those chickens in China means I am no longer interested in eating them. They sure better label them as prepared in China.

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