Thread: US Taxpayers to Pay for Safety Inspectors of China's Chicken

Congress Will Not Ban Chinese Chicken Imports

Instead of a ban, the Agriculture appropriations bill will set out to establish U.S. safety inspections of Chinese facilities.

AP
Friday, September 25, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress negotiating an agriculture spending bill have signaled they will not implement a proposed ban on imports of Chinese chicken.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro said in a statement on Friday that instead of a ban, the Agriculture appropriations bill will set up U.S. safety inspections of Chinese facilities. The Democrat initially had supported a ban.

The decision may ease trade tensions between China and the United States, although it would not become official unless the bill was passed and signed into law. It is being negotiated between the House of Representatives and the Senate, which passed different versions of the bill.

The U.S. ban had been included in a House agriculture bill but not a Senate version. China responded by banning many U.S. poultry imports in June.

Forgive me for asking a really dumb question. But why is it that China sends their chicken to us and we send our chicken to them? What is the advatage in that? Cant we just all eat our own chicken?

redpony353 wrote:

"Forgive me for asking a really dumb question. But why is it that China sends their chicken to us and we send our chicken to them? What is the advatage in that? Cant we just all eat our own chicken?"

Exactly. And have our own chicken inspected up to U.S. standards at home!

Texas2step wrote:

"Exactly. And have our own chicken inspected up to U.S. standards at home!"

That's right Texas2step....and hire Americans to do the work.

China and other countries have taken over our food supply. Heard on CNBC yesterday or day before that Asian countries love our American chicken feet. Our chickens are bigger with bigger breasts and need bigger feet to support the extra weight. The anchors had a bit of fun with that.

Originally Posted by vortex

China and other countries have taken over our food supply. Heard on CNBC yesterday or day before that Asian countries love our American chicken feet. Our chickens are bigger with bigger breasts and need bigger feet to support the extra weight. The anchors had a bit of fun with that.

LOL....just as I thought!! The Chinese are getting our big ..um..breasted, big footed healthy chickens, while we get their skinny, sick chickens. Now that's a trade deficit if I ever did see one.