About 20 million chickens being raised for human consumption in several states have been taken off the market. The Chickens ate feed made with melamine-tainted pet food and have been placed on a marketing hold to keep them from entering the food supply, Agriculture Department officials said Friday night.
The agency called for the "voluntary hold" late Friday, pending completion of a government risk analysis to determine whether the animals would be safe for people to eat. The move, which involves major market brands, marked a significant escalation of the pet food scandal, which started with tainted ingredients from China.
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