Drafting of the standard was led by Qingdao Agricultural University and several food producers, including Nine-Alliance Group, a chicken raising and processing company.

人道化屠宰标准是由青岛农业大学和其他几家食品生产公司领导起草的，其中包括一家肉鸡养殖加工公司九联集团。

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China's Commerce Ministry says it is looking into accusations from local producers that American auto and chicken meat products are being dumped in China at below-cost prices.

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Since 1992, irradiation has been approved for chicken producers, but it is used on less than 1% of the output.

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Though it's unlikely to have an impact on China's chicken supply, the accident came as chicken producers were seeing sales recover after an outbreak of a deadly new strain of bird flu, H7N9, briefly scared the public in April and early May.

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Rising commodity prices can translate into higher food costs, especially as producers of beef, pork and chicken look to pass on higher animal-feed costs.

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