Two weeks ago, I noted changes to the USDA rules regarding poultry that include as a solution to hygiene issues the spraying of chemical baths in lieu of washing all the shit off your dinner.
An article on the site Nation of Change reminded me of something my man Reece, of Cluckin’ Awesome Coops, made me aware of last September: American chickens are going to China!
On one hand, I find this exciting. All Americans should travel to the far abroad to expand
Yum yum. I found this photo with a related article at The Gaia Health Blog.
their horizons and see how their fellow creatures live. But in this case, the chickens will already be dead, so they will have no functioning eyes to take in fellow creatures or horizons.
The gist:
- New rules at Obama’s USDA will allow chickens raised and slaughtered in the U.S. to be shipped to China for processing before being shipped back to your neighborhood grocery.
- These birds will not be labeled. You will not be able to tell which bird was prepared according to Washington’s hygienic standards and which according to Beijing’s.
- The USDA will inspect birds as they come in—perhaps according to the same rules soon to govern States-side poultry plants—but will not be present in the Chinese facilities.
The specifics: Continue reading