No pampered pigs for Games athletes
2007-11-03 HKT 16:39
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The organisers of the Beijing
Olympics have denied that
secret pig-breeding centres
have been set up to ensure
pork supplied to international
athletes will be safe to eat.
They were responding to
reports that the official pork
supplier for the Games had set
up a dozen special breeding
farms where bans on additives,
including growth hormones and
steroids, were strictly
enforced. A Games spokesman
said steps to improve food
safety were welcome, but he
denied that organisers had
demanded that specially
"pampered" Olympic pigs be
put on the menu for athletes
during the Games. Even so,
Olympic officials are taking
no chances and have ordered
stringent checks on produce
destined for the Olympic village.
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