date:Dec 26, 2012
oncerns about food safety.
Bi Meijia, a Ministry of Agriculture spokesman, told reporters yesterday that chicken farms and manufacturers involved in the scandal had been shut down and the ministry was investigating other chicken farms. Bi said the ministry would strengthen supervision over the entire farming industry and strictly punish chicken farmers or companies found abusing antibiotics or veterinary drugs, according to the People's Daily website.
The ministry has sent experts to Shandong