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Rex

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50. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

Reply to Aerows (Original post)

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 10:59 PM

Sep 2013

I had NO IDEA until I saw your postings on this the other day! Simply amazing and really turning me off to chicken. I will be way more careful to make sure I know where the poultry is coming from!

You deserve a big thanks for bringing this to light, THIS is the kind of news we need to know!

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Was your "chicken" processed in China? [View all] Aerows Sep 2013 OP

You'll never know, no labeling OhioChick Sep 2013 #1

Considering the 46 year old chicken Aerows Sep 2013 #2

We sure as hell should be OhioChick Sep 2013 #5

This crap will be circulating in our food supply for decades Aerows Sep 2013 #6

Many don't think that it will affect them OhioChick Sep 2013 #19

Exactly Aerows Sep 2013 #24

I don't buy cooked chicken products, so the answer is no. Brickbat Sep 2013 #3

It will still enter our food supply Aerows Sep 2013 #7

don't eat the things so not revelevant in our household :-) nt msongs Sep 2013 #4

Lucky for you :) n/t Aerows Sep 2013 #10

GO VEG!! MoonRiver Sep 2013 #8

Not everyone can Aerows Sep 2013 #9

Well eating eggs and fish is a good compromise. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #12

Trust me, I've tried Aerows Sep 2013 #14

Well, eggs and fish are complete proteins. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #15

I drink a lot of milk Aerows Sep 2013 #17

Ditto. n/t RebelOne Sep 2013 #28

+1 NuclearDem Sep 2013 #29

I guess that depends on what 'processed' means............ wandy Sep 2013 #11

It will be cooked Aerows Sep 2013 #13

I put chicken on my "do not eat unless local and i know the grower" list when i read this earlier DeschutesRiver Sep 2013 #41

my chicken was raised and processed 100 feet from my front door. piratefish08 Sep 2013 #16

It is good to know and be involved with your food. uppityperson Sep 2013 #38

Oh, Free-Market Capitalism, you had such promise! RevStPatrick Sep 2013 #18

If this goes through... NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #20

You won't know Aerows Sep 2013 #21

Will have to look for small scale locally produced vendors NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #23

I hope so! Aerows Sep 2013 #27

We used to have live poultry markets around here. closeupready Sep 2013 #22

This is alarming to me Aerows Sep 2013 #25

I know what you mean. closeupready Sep 2013 #30

My fear is not for the chickens processed in Chinese plants Aerows Sep 2013 #32

Wouldn't know and don't care. I'm a vegetarian. n/t RebelOne Sep 2013 #26

I'm headed that direction Aerows Sep 2013 #35

... KamaAina Sep 2013 #31

Pretty much. n/t Aerows Sep 2013 #33

I'm just as speechless. n/t Aerows Sep 2013 #34

So, Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #36

Yes, you have that correctly Aerows Sep 2013 #37

USDA says introducing Chinese chicken meat is the next step sandandsea Sep 2013 #39

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #42

Hey! Cooley Hurd Sep 2013 #48

Damn. I missed that pizza. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #49

Stop interfering with my business plan! hunter Sep 2013 #40

The raccoons in my back yard are probably tasty Aerows Sep 2013 #45

i read that China processes our apple juice, we grow the apples, ship them to China for processing Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #43

You have to wonder Aerows Sep 2013 #44

Depends on whether they use corn flakes or ... madinmaryland Sep 2013 #46

I know... they were serving them in Olive Garden Aerows Sep 2013 #47

Thank you for bringing this to our attention! Rex Sep 2013 #50