China to export poultry to Mongolia

JINAN - A large food company in East China's Shandong province has obtained official permission from Mongolia to export poultry products to the country, said local authorities on Tuesday.

Shangdong Fengxiang Co Ltd in Yanggu county is the first Chinese food company to export poultry products to Mongolia, said the Shandong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.

Mongolia was satisfied with the quality and safety controls for the poultry products after inspecting export-oriented poultry companies in Shandong in October, said the bureau.

Fengxiang is one of China's leading chicken processing companies, supplying KFC and McDonald's. It has a processing capacity of 200 million chickens and 60,000 tons of cooked poultry products.