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Fri 04 Apr 2007Chicken's reputation untarred, unfeatheredA source of nutritious, white meat has been besmirched by incorrect ideas about its production, writes Vincent Carton.It's the most popular meat in Ireland - and the one most often rubbished in media. Whether it's a chef on The Late, Late Show or a "resident foodie" on a radio programme, the easiest way to fame and controversy is by claiming that chicken is full of hormones and antibiotics; it's produced in cruel, filthy conditions; and it'll poison you with salmonella. Every one of which is untrue.