Millions of fowl held from market
From Times Wire Services
Federal officials put a hold on 20 million chickens raised for market because their feed was mixed with pet food containing an industrial chemical.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency are trying to determine whether the chickens pose a threat to human health if eaten, USDA spokesman Keith Williams said. Officials would not say which states the chickens were in.
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