USDA to Allow China to Process Chickens, Ship Back to U.S

By SHAPE magazine | Healthy Living – Fri, Sep 6, 2013 5:45 PM EDT

"Chinese chicken" will soon have a whole new meaning, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently gave the green-light to four chicken processing plants in China, allowing chicken raised and slaughtered in the U.S. to be exported to China for processing, and then shipped back to the U.S. and sold on grocery shelves here.

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Smithfield gets US security OK for Chinese takeover

September 7, 2013 2:25 AM

The takeover of US pork giant Smithfield Foods by China's Shuanghui International Holdings has received approval from a key US national security review, the two companies announced.

The high-level Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has approved the $7.1 billion deal, which would put the Chinese company in control of the world's largest swine grower and pork processor, they said.

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