cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27771988

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.”

  • obvs@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    As a U.S. Citizen, PLEASE don’t buy these products. Please don’t give in.

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      12 hours ago

      It is funny, here in Sweden we have for decades looked down upon other countries in the EU, even our neighboring countries, for their “terrible” livestock practices.

      If I see beef from Denmark or Ireland on the shelf, I will not buy it even if there is no alternative, if there is no Swedish beef, I will not buy beef that day.

      And now from what I understand, the Drumpfster want us to buy food that is even lower quality?

      lol.

      Now, when I say that I only buy Swedish meat in the store, and that other nations livestock practices are “terrible”, I mean it in that I have been told since I was born that other nations pump their animals full of antibiotics, while Sweden does not, and that other nations are “abusing” their livestock, Sweden does not.

      I don’t know how true this all is, but it absolutely affects my decisions on what to buy.

    • GenosseFlosse@feddit.org
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      1 day ago

      Gosh, then will pour chlor over my chicken dish myself before serving, like some sort of crime scene cleaner.