Shanghai food watchdog checks KFC chicken samples

SHANGHAI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai's municipal food safety administration said Wednesday it is testing samples of raw chicken supplied to fast food chain KFC over public concerns about excessive amounts of antibiotics.

The Shanghai Food and Drug Administration said the test results can be expected on Thursday at the earliest.

China Central Television reported earlier this week that some chicken farmers in east China's Shandong province have given their chicken with excessive amounts of antibiotics, including amantadine and ribavirin, to make them survive in overcrowded chicken houses.

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