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4D $t. Jlmilu Oilolu' Srimirrut July 24-25, I?7II
Tainted Chicken
Ser.:h Pushed
WASHINGTON '.K-'i'h. A g riculturo Department announced F.^ny time a massive search v/.w voder way for broiler chicken* wwwllly tainted by an indn.-triut clvuwical called KB.
The chemical, named ; polychlorinated biphenyls,
was leaked into fish meal l>f*tny prepared by a Wil
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mington* N.C., feed
processor.
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Official* tola that since covered a few* nays ago,
April 30 the meat was sold D:\ I'Yod J. Fr.ilcrlon of
to nt least Cl other plants, the Consumer and Market
Including companies that ing Service in the Agricttl-
both rah* and1 process ture Department told
poultry* for the consumer newsmen there had been
market.
no evidence so far of
No ono could say Jirmc* harmful PCD levels in timely how long the KB chickens sold to consu
contamination might havo mers.