Trump tells UK to buy chlorinated chicken from US if it wants tariff relief
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Why even import chicken from the US? You can have chicken farms anywhere, right?
Also I dig in and found this article from 2019, so the US always wanted us to buy chlorinated chicken from them... wait a second. 2019, that was the first Trump Tenure. What's with his obsession of exporting chlorinated chicken?
It goes further back to at least 2014. There was a failed attempt at a free trade agreement between the EU and USA called TTIP and chlorinated chicken was often mentioned in that context.
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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."
What if the deal is made and then no one in the UK actually buys it because its shit? Also isn't US food generally expensive compared to ours before sending it across the Atlantic?
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When Trump is hatching the eggs personally (I can't imagine why else he could be so obsessed with eggs), you need to somewhat clean and disinfect the chickens before sale...
I'm going to show myself out.
There's obviously something fowl going on in the Whitehouse.
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It's the best chlorinated chicken in the world, believe me, so beautiful...
"So beautiful. So white and pure."
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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."
Keep your chicken and choke on it, asshole.
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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.
Simple workaround: Stamp "not chlorinated" on the non-US stuff.
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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."
As an American, don't accept this chicken. American chicken sucks. It's all fat and hormones with some meat in it and doesn't taste as good.
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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."
Moved from US to Canada back in high school long ago..
Holy shit meat quality was NIGHT AND DAY. I'd never go back
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What if the deal is made and then no one in the UK actually buys it because its shit? Also isn't US food generally expensive compared to ours before sending it across the Atlantic?
I reckon trump will insist on food labels sinking in quality. I doubt trump would let it be obvious what was american
Although it might be obviously labelled as american and even the far right don't like the idea of American chicken so it might just flop
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There's obviously something fowl going on in the Whitehouse.
I remember, in 2025, when the former Whitehouse got renamed into the now Honourable Foulhouse.
/s
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I reckon trump will insist on food labels sinking in quality. I doubt trump would let it be obvious what was american
Although it might be obviously labelled as american and even the far right don't like the idea of American chicken so it might just flop
I just looked at the price of some meats at Walmart. It's expensive compared to Aldi in the UK. Transporting it across the Atlantic isn't going to help bring costs down either.
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UK is not EU.
But, does he know?
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It's the best chlorinated chicken in the world, believe me, so beautiful...
Id like to know more about the chlorine part. What have I been eating?
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But it is in Europe, even though many Brits like do think their island isn't part of The Continent
.I mean, look at the icon of the sub...
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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.
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You can obfuscate it so that people won't even know what they're eating, though... Wouldn't be the first, or the last time...
They will do a taste test though, when they eat it. Then they'll swear to never buy that crappy brand again.
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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 accept this chicken. American chicken sucks. It's all fat and hormones with some meat in it and doesn't taste as good.
Plus chlorinated chicken is weak as fuck. I want brominated chicken. Or better yet, fluorinated chicken. Bathe the chickens in one of the cool halogens or don't even bother .
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They will do a taste test though, when they eat it. Then they'll swear to never buy that crappy brand again.
And all that's left is to hope that alternatives will still be available.
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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 canât be found anymore.
Regulations matter. Hold on to them.
