date:May 17, 2013
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It came after pictures of thousands of dead pigs dumped in rivers supplying Shanghai caused widespread outrage.
A media report last year uncovered excessive levels of hormones and antiviral drugs in chicken meat supplied to KFC, whose parent company is Yum Brands, and McDonald's.
Beijing has repeatedly called for greater inspection of food processing facilities to tackle food safety problems, but such actions appear to have done little to improve standards.
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