Hoang Thanh Van, director of the Department of Breeding under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Kinh Te Do Thi newspaper about managing imported meat.

 A multi-state E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 19 people who ate rotisserie chicken salad sold at Costco Wholesale Corp's stores has been traced to a celery-and-onion mix used in the salad,

 The death toll from a fire at a poultry factory in northeast China's Jilin Province had risen to 120 as of 8 p.m. Monday, with another 70 injured, according to the rescue headquarters.