CHINA GOVERNMENT SIGNALS SAFETY CRACKDOWN AFTER POULTRY PLANT BLAZE

Chinese public authorities have signalled a possible crackdown on poor safety standards in food manufacturing plants after yesterday’s fire at the Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry plant in northeast China killed 120 workers, with a further 60 recovering in hospital. With state media now reporting the blaze was triggered by explosions related to a chemical ammonia leak, Sarah Li, director of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council’s Hong Kong branch has said another broiler factory close to the stricken plant “have been asked by the local government to suspend ...


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