1d ago

Trump tells UK to buy chlorinated chicken from US if it wants tariff relief

www.independent.co.uk

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."

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As an American... don't cave. Boycott US products even if your countries give in. Otherwise we'll never learn our lesson.
- As a U.S. Citizen, PLEASE don't buy these products. Please don't give in.
  
  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.
  
  Sweden, number one exporter of beef,
  all other countries have inferior beef!
  
  Goddamnit, you're right, but you know they're feeding that shit to us too
  
  Gosh, then will pour chlor over my chicken dish myself before serving, like some sort of crime scene cleaner.
- It wont be allowed to be marked as either from the US or chlorinated if it ever does come over. The people paying Trump to push this know that if the UK public can spot it they wont buy it so any deal would mandate that it doesn't have to be stamped.
  
  If you can't spot it by looking at it, you can definitely spot it by eating it. You don't even need to tell people to boycott this stuff, people are able to read brand names and won't rebuy brands that taste rubbish anyway.
  
  If that is true, please explain why all the chicken for sale in my country has gone to shit and good quality meat can’t be found anymore.
  Regulations matter. Hold on to them.
  
  Simple workaround: Stamp "not chlorinated" on the non-US stuff.

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