Wary U.S. Olympians Will Bring Food to China
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/sports/othersports/09olympics.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=sloginCOLORADO SPRINGS — When a caterer working for the United States Olympic Committee went to a supermarket in China last year, he encountered a piece of chicken — half of a breast — that measured 14 inches. “Enough to feed a family of eight,” said Frank Puleo, a caterer from Staten Island who has traveled to China to handle food-related issues.
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Vegetables await lunch service in the kitchen of the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
“We had it tested and it was so full of steroids that we never could have given it to athletes. They all would have tested positive.”