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Local November 1, 2011 | 8:57 am

Latest scam on consumers: waterlogged chickens

Santo Domingo.- Consumers realized being scammed with frozen chickens, when unscrupulous processors “inject water in excess” to raise their weight. It’s then sold to a public generally unsupervised, contrary to what occurs with pork and beef, which together with chicken are the three top meats consumed.

That added water, which weighs 8.3 pounds per gallon raises the price of that m... Read more