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Pot Calls Kettle Contaminated

Citing safety worries, China puts the brakes on meat imports from some US processors

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 14, 2007 8:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – In an apparent retaliatory move, China has addressed concerns about food safety—by halting imports from several American meat processors. The country's inspection agency posted a notice on its website late yesterday saying that salmonella-contaminated chicken produced by Tyson and products from several other large... Read full story »

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