Friday, January 29, 2010

Chicken Love

A video posted online that shows a man on a New York City subway snuggling and kissing a chicken has viewers giggling and the city transit agency launching an investigation.However I dont see anything wrong with it. Chickens need love too :)

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

E. coli in retail chicken eyed for link to infections

Research from McGill University suggests there may be a link between a strain of E. coli in undercooked chicken and a risk of urinary tract infections in younger women who consume it.

McGill researcher Amee Manges, studying samples taken in the Montreal area between 2005 and 2007, in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the University of Guelph, said her results show "strong new evidence" that E. coli from chicken sold at supermarkets, restaurants and elsewhere can cause common urinary tract infections.

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Friday, January 22, 2010

Russian American Chicken Fight

Russia, which spent $800 million on U.S. poultry in 2008, has banned imports from its largest supplier on concerns related to the use of chlorine in treating the meat -- a practice routinely used in the United States to kill bacteria that can cause food poisoning.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Russia May Ban US Poultry

"If some foreign producers do not or cannot comply with our safety requests, we will work with other suppliers. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at a meeting on poultry production and development of Russia's poultry market.

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Chicken Crash

A 45-year-old trucker from Los Angeles says he choked while eating chicken and passed out, allowing his southbound tractor-trailer rig to crash.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Chicken Crack Down

The county of Sacramento will be cracking down on urban chicken owners starting next week. The county is telling owners to eat or get rid of their chickens by Monday, Jan. 18 or county code enforcement will start investigating and fining them. Crack Down

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Chicken Rage Is Becoming a Problem

I am told an Ohio woman who flew into a rage and broke a window after she was told a McDonald's was out of chicken McNuggets has been charged with felony vandalism. I can totally understand this. When you gotta have chicken. YOU GOTTA HAVE CHICKEN.