Feathers Fly in Senator-vs.-FSIS Flap over Status of China's Poultry Slaughter System
Several news outlets, including the New York Daily News and CBS, reported that on Sunday, Nov. 10, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) publicly announced: "Unfortunately today I have bad news: The USDA is getting ready to allow chickens that are raised and processed in China to be sold here." (See the New York Daily Newsvideo here.)
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) responded as follows: