Americans aren't even qualified to gut our own chickens anymore.

We have to ship them halfway around the world for that.

Outsourcing Chicken Slaughtering To China Could Come With Safety Risks, Experts Say

October 13, 2015 11:36 PM
UPDATED 10/14/15 4:56 p.m.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — At a time when more and more consumers are looking to buy locally grown foods, you may be shocked to find out the road that your chicken will travel to reach your dinner table.

As CBS2’s Maurice Dubois reported, it’s part of an effort to save some large poultry manufacturers money, but food safety experts are crying over the long distance chicken.

When you buy chicken at your favorite supermarket it typically travels about a thousand miles to get there, but soon that same chicken will travel up to 15,000 miles.

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