Thailand's premier has asked the government to investigate whether chickens being culled here to prevent the spread of bird flu could be cooked, canned and sent to poor countries, a minister said Wednesday.
Commerce minister Watana Muangsook told reporters Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had made the request to ministers during Tuesday's cabinet meeting.
"The prime minister asked them to check whether it would be against rules of the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) for Thailand to produce canned cooked chicken from disease-free chickens and give it to poor countries," he said.