Tyson Foods Inc. said on Monday that it will continue to do
business in China, while noting it was working with both US and
Chinese government to get the tainted food matter resolved.
Tyson's Chief Executive Richard Bond spoke highly of the
business in China on a conference call, saying: "They are an
excellent trading partner."
But Bond gave no details about trade with China other than to
say that Tyson had achieved growing exports of chicken leg quarters
to China, as well as other Asian countries, The Dow-Jones
News reported.
Meanwhile, a Tyson spokeswoman said the company was
investigating the tainted chicken claim by China's quality
watchdog.
"We will work with the US and Chinese governments to get this
matter resolved," the spokeswomen was quoted by the US media as
saying.
Earlier this month, China's General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said that frozen poultry
from Tyson was contaminated with salmonella.
(Xinhua News Agency July 31, 2007)
