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China Bristles at US' Olympic Food Snub

Beijing insists meat is safe, but Americans will brown-bag it

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 22, 2008 8:36 AM CST

(Newser) – China says it's a "pity" that US athletes won't be joining their international counterparts at dinner tables during the Olympics this summer over worries about the safety of food and water. American athletes will ship in their own meat and eat at their own... Read full story »

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