UK Officials Planned Chlorine Chicken for US Trade

0:00On April 23, UK officials got caught prepping to let an American chicken wash with chlorine, even as ministers swore they had no such plans. New freedom of information docs, grabbed by campaigners at 38 degrees, show briefings ahead of a key meet with the U.S. Embassy. They laid out how the UK could tweak food safety rules to match U.S. practices during trade talks. The food standards agency dove into U.S. studies on zapping chicken with stuff like chlorine dioxide and bacterial fages to kill off bad bacteria. This all bubbled up around the same time as intense pressure from the Trump team who pushed hard for the UK to drop its barriers on American meat. Folks are worried this chlorine rinse just hides sloppy hygiene and weaker animal welfare on U.S. farms. Europe banned it back in 1997. Sparking years of trade beef and consumers here have made it clear they want no part of that chemical. Bath. Paper spell out pathogen rules in UK law and how new washes could get approved after

1:00risk checks. They prepped a defraud director for that December 4, 2025 chat in London proving doors were at least cracked open behind the scenes. Campaign leaders say this flips the script on government promises hinting trade deals could rewrite our standards overnight to keep the U.S. happy. Keep an eye on those FSA reports dropping late May. They might spill more on where this has next.