The Thai government has made an urgent plea to its trade representatives in the Eurpean Union to clarify misunderstandings that may have arisen following a report in a national UK newspaper that claimed chicken shipped from Thailand may be contaminated with BSE.
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The Guardian newspaper report (click here for more details) indicated that chicken shipped to the Netherlands from Thailand and Brazil was often altered by a process known as “tumbling,” wherein beef proteins were added to the chicken meat to make it absorb more water, before being sent to other markets.
The Thai government said: “Thai chicken raisers never use additives that could lead to BSE contamination” and urged their overseas representatives to do all in their power to maintain the reputation of Thai poultry.
