'Instant chicken' farms shut down
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Food safety authorities in Qingdao City have closed two farms where workers were said to have fed chickens illegal drugs and 18 kinds of antibiotics to boost their growth.
Late yesterday, the animal husbandry and veterinary bureau of Shandong Province issued the findings of four investigation teams sent to the cities of Qingdao, Weifang, Linyi and Zaozhuang on Tuesday.
Several chicken farms, including a farm belonging to Yingtai Co, had been under investigation, the bureau said.
Relevant people responsible for these farms have been detained by police or are under further investigation, it said.
Two slaughterhouses of Shandong Liuhe Group and Yingtai Co have been ordered to halt production, and all raw chicken products in the slaughterhouses sealed until samples can be tested, the bureau said.
The bureau also said it would launch supervision over the usage of veterinary medicine across the province.
Slaughterhouse workers were reported to have killed chickens without any quarantine inspection procedures, Xinmin Evening News reported.
The actions follow a report by China Central Television on Tuesday that said some poultry suppliers in Shandong Province accelerated the growth of chickens by using chemicals-laced feed.
Farm workers were filmed pouring bottles of medicine, additives and up to 18 kinds of antibiotic into the feed to keep the chickens alive and speed up their growth.
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