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I guess some people are just plain opposed to progress. First there was skepticism over Beijing organizers promising perfect weather for the duration of the Games. Now, it seems the USOC will be sending sponsor-supplied foods to China so that US Olympians aren’t forced to consume Chinese chicken breasts that are 30% chicken breast, 70% steroid:

When a caterer working for the United States Olympic Committee went to a supermarket in China last year, he encountered a piece of chicken - half of a breast - that measured 14 inches. “Enough to feed a family of eight,” said Frank Puleo, a caterer from Staten Island who has traveled to China to handle food-related issues.

“We had it tested and it was so full of steroids that we never could have given it to athletes. They all would have tested positive.”

There’s always that one stick in the mud, isn’t there? The pessimist says Oh, eating that chicken will make you test positive. But an optimist would point out that when you buy a chicken of that size, it will carry your groceries out to your car, and may even offer to drive home once it sees how exhausted you are from yet another hectic day at the office. (But it may also turn on you and kill you when you try to cook him.)

Wary US Olympians Will Bring Food to China [NY Times]

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