The Department of Agriculture on Friday approved four Chinese poultry
processors to begin shipping a limited amount of meat to the United
States, a move that is likely to add to the debate over food imports.
Initially, the companies will be allowed to export only cooked poultry
products from birds raised in the United States and Canada. But critics
predicted that the government would eventually expand the rules, so that
chickens and turkeys bred in China could end up in the American market.
“This is the first step towards allowing China to export its own
domestic chickens to the U.S.,” said Tony Corbo, the senior lobbyist for
Food and Water Watch, an advocacy group that works to promote food
safety.
The U.S.D.A.’s decision follows years of wrangling over the issue, and
comes as Americans are increasingly focused on the origin of their food.
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