The Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Federal agriculture officials have told members of Arkansas' congressional delegation that China has stopped importing the state's poultry products.
Sen. Mark Pryor decried the decision, saying an "isolated incident" led to the ban. Pryor didn't say what the incident was, but birds on a Scott County farm tested positive for a low-pathogenic strain of avian flu in June.
"China is being unfair by banning poultry imports from our entire state," said Pryor (D-Ark.). "Our products are safe, healthy and nutritious. I'll be working with food safety and. . .
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