Published on Dec 18, 2012 by NTDTV
Chicken being fed illegal drugs are being widely distributed around China. Ending up in major fast food chains. That's according to an investigative report by state-run CCTV.
This chicken farm in China's northeast Shandong Province has been supplying chickens to one of the biggest meat distributors in China, the Liuhe Group. The farm owner says he uses a drug that makes the birds grow faster. Other drugs are added to the mix to keep away infection.
Reporter:
"Does the Liuhe Group know you feed chickens with drugs?"
[Mr. Zhang, Chicken Farmer]:
"They have never paid attention to it."
He says the drug makes the animals quickly gain weight. This speeds up the time between birth and slaughter.
[Mr. Zhang, Chicken Farmer]:
"The chickens weighing a little more than half a pound may grow to five and a half pounds within 40 days. The chicken's heart is too small to support the extremely great weight."
He says that because of the rapid weight gain, many of the chickens are often unhealthy and many die prematurely.
These growth stimulation drugs are illegal. But since the law is not enforced and the Liuhe Group does not perform inspections or quarantine, the chickens easily enter mainstream food supply.
The chickens are sold to the largest restaurant supplier Yum, which in turn supplies major food chains like KFC and McDonald.
This is not the first time that Chinese chicken farmers have come under scrutiny. In 2005 China's Ministry of Agriculture was chastised for encouraging chicken farmers to use an avian flu vaccine meant for humans.
The virus became resistant to the drug and thus was not effective when it spread to people. China's Ministry of Agriculture denied the accusations saying it had never approved the drug to be used in birds.
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national Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) revealed the findings of excessive antibiotic were found in some of the poultry products offered by the store. Food and Drug Administration Shanghai (SFDA) said in a statement that was posted on the web site, among the sample of 19 were sent to the laboratory in 2010 ─ 11, announced antibiotics excess has been detected from eight. Yum Brands is whether Koji corrective action but then still under investigation, if it is recognized that there was illegal activity, there is a possibility that severe penalties will be imposed in the company. Yum Brands stock, state-run television CCTV, some vendors of Shandong to promote growth in chickens on the 18th this month reported since then, has fallen 4 percent and has been administered antibiotics and hormones was.
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This chicken farm in China's northeast Shandong Province has been supplying chickens to one of the biggest meat distributors in China, the Liuhe Group. The farm owner says he uses a drug that makes the birds grow faster. Other drugs are added to the mix to keep away infection.
Reporter:
"Does the Liuhe Group know you feed chickens with drugs?"
[Mr. Zhang, Chicken Farmer]:
"They have never paid attention to it."
He says the drug makes the animals quickly gain weight. This speeds up the time between birth and slaughter.
[Mr. Zhang, Chicken Farmer]:
"The chickens weighing a little more than half a pound may grow to five and a half pounds within 40 days. The chicken's heart is too small to support the extremely great weight."
He says that because of the rapid weight gain, many of the chickens are often unhealthy and many die prematurely.
These growth stimulation drugs are illegal. But since the law is not enforced and the Liuhe Group does not perform inspections or quarantine, the chickens easily enter mainstream food supply.
The chickens are sold to the largest restaurant supplier Yum, which in turn supplies major food chains like KFC and McDonald.
This is not the first time that Chinese chicken farmers have come under scrutiny. In 2005 China's Ministry of Agriculture was chastised for encouraging chicken farmers to use an avian flu vaccine meant for humans.
The virus became resistant to the drug and thus was not effective when it spread to people. China's Ministry of Agriculture denied the accusations saying it had never approved the drug to be used in birds.
fast food giant Yum Brands: U.S. fast food chain (YUM.N share price, company information, and reports) is operated by
national Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) revealed the findings of excessive antibiotic were found in some of the poultry products offered by the store. Food and Drug Administration Shanghai (SFDA) said in a statement that was posted on the web site, among the sample of 19 were sent to the laboratory in 2010 ─ 11, announced antibiotics excess has been detected from eight.
