Greed and corruption may facilitate the spread of the next flu pandemic that could kill millions. Does KFC or your local Thai restaurant use chicken nuggets from Thailand - make 'em extra crispy to be sure the flu is dead. Danger from cooked birds is slight actually but it illustrates how hard it is for governments to protect against the worst that pandemics can bring us.
"As there is no certainty that the chickens had received clearance from the Thai veterinary authorities before being slaughtered, it is not possible for us to determine whether the frozen chicken is really free from the bird flu disease," he said.
Last Monday, 578 boxes of frozen chicken, worth RM40,228, were seized at the Tanjung illegal jetty, in Pengkalan Kubur. |
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