NATION IN BRIEF : GEORGIA : Bad Chicken Going to Stores, Paper Says
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Millions of chickens contaminated by bacteria are being shipped to markets because the U.S. inspection system is overloaded, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said. Citing interviews with Department of Agriculture inspectors at the largest poultry plants in the South, the paper said the government seal on packages does not guarantee that the chicken is safe. It said rising demand has caused conveyor lines in the plants to be speeded up, so inspectors have only one or two seconds to examine each bird.
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