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McDonald's advertises it's bird flu-free

May. 27, 2006 at 6:57AM

McDonald's Corp., of Oakbrook, Ill., plans an advertising campaign to inform customers its chicken is safe from bird flu, the Wall Street Journal said.
McDonald's has ads ready to launch should the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu reach the United States or another country where the fast-food chain operates.
Humans cannot contract bird flu by eating chicken that has been cooked and prepared properly, the Wall Street Journal reported.
McDonalds -- which made its name in hamburgers -- is increasingly dependent on sales of meals made with chicken.