How much chicken in that chicken? Clearer meat additive labeling proposed

Any chicken in that chicken?

The Agriculture Department wants consumers to know when there's less chicken in their chicken. A proposed rule aimed at food companies would require that poultry and other raw meats be labeled appropriately when they're plumped up by added solutions such as chicken broth, teriyaki sauce, salt or water. The practice of adding those ingredients is common, but many consumers don't realize it. According to Elisabeth Hagen, head of food safety at the USDA, about one-third of poultry, 10 percent of beef and 90 percent of pork may have added ingredients — about 40 percent of all raw, whole cuts of meat. The rule does not apply to ground beef, which may have other added substances. An example of the new labels would be "chicken breast — 40% added solution of water and teriyaki sauce," according to USDA.

Dominicans set reading record

Five students set a world record Wednesday after reading aloud for 300 straight hours to raise awareness about books in the Dominican Republic. And they kept going. Guinness World Records recognized the university students for breaking the previous record of 240 hours set in 2009 by a group of women from Miami Dade College. Michael Janela, a Guinness official who certified the record, called it a tremendous sacrifice. "There is no time to sleep, nor even to eat," he said. "Sometimes they are reading by themselves at dawn, without support." Among the exciting things they chose to read: the complete works of historian and former Dominican President Juan Bosch. The students aren't done yet. They decided to extend the reading until early Saturday to complete 365 hours of reading, one hour for each day of the year.