Summary
Donald Trump warned the UK must accept chlorinated US chicken imports if it wants relief from new 10% tariffs on British exports.
The U.K. has long reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining high food standards, with polling showing 80% of Britons oppose a ch imports.
Critics argue chlorinated chicken stems from poorer production hygiene, with studies showing high bacteria rates in US chicken.
Farming advocates warn a US trade deal with lower standards would be “devastating for British farming.”
Studies have shown that washing food in chlorine doesn’t actually work as US authorities think. It can put the bacteria into a survival state called VBNC, viable but non-culturable. This means labs cannot culture the bacteria to test for its presence, but it is present and can still cause illness. It hides the problem, allowing for lower safety practices in favor of productivity and profit. Here is one such study: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mbio.00540-18
It hides the problem
Seems to be working as intended
It hides the problem or else it gets the hose again
Maybe it likes the hose. Don’t kink shame!
All you need to do to not need the chlorine wash is to not treat the animals so badly that they shit all over each other due to lack of space. Improve their welfare improve the product, but no. Dollars come first.
Sounds like the american way. Hide the problem in the name of profits rather than finding a real solution.
Note: am american, and hate this mindset
Imagine how fucking grand it would have been if this cunt had died from covid.
Or the shooter had sights on his rifle…
Nah. Don’t do it. Call for a referendum to get back into the EU. I’m sure in these trying times they could speed run you guys back in.
I’d rather go out of my way to avoid buying anything from the US, which is exactly what I have started doing.
who the FUCK would buy chicken from the US? if you want chicken you buy it from japan where you can eat it raw if you wanted to.
He’s doing the same shit with Canada and milk. American “milk” doesn’t even qualify as milk in Canada - has too many other ingredients like BGH and steroids and shit. But he wants us to buy his shitty undrinkable swill instead of buying our own hign quality dairy. No thanks!
EDIT: To clarify, I’m supporting the idea that the UK ignore Trump’s ultimatum. Like “Oh no, you’re saying we have to listen to your demands or be tarriffed? Anyways…”
Probably trying to make a buck off blighted fetid fowl.
[T]he U.S. discards nearly 60 million tons—or 120 billion pounds—of food annually, amounting to about 40% of the national food supply. This equates to 325 pounds of waste per person, or the equivalent of each American throwing away 975 average-sized apples every year. Alarmingly, food waste is the largest component of municipal solid waste in landfills, making up 22% of the total. The environmental cost is staggering, with food waste generating methane emissions that significantly contribute to climate change. - forbes link from jan '25
In case anyone was wondering, signs of avian flu at the market: bloody legs; slimy, filmy meat.
The Tyson lobby sends their regards.
Europe, tariffs and chicken, this brings some deja vu
Look guys, we know y’all eat beans on toast and spotted dick, be a good sport and take some of this chemically tainted chicken off our hands
Hey now, beans on toast is a kingly feast! Grate some cheese on top… Pure comfort 😁
