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Re:U.S. wants the EU to accept chemical-washed chicken as pa... by sneak on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @12:50PM (#22171898)
Why? Do you believe it is harmful? If so, why?
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Re:U.S. wants the EU to accept chemical-washed chicken as pa... by gambiting on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @01:01PM (#22172092)
I allows horrendous poultry farming practices, which in the US are "fine" because the meat gets washed afterwards anyway, so who cares chickens are standing in their shit until their own feet dissolve - the end product is fine, right?

I'm not a vegetarian, but god I hope the American chicken never enters this market.

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Re:U.S. wants the EU to accept chemical-washed chicken as pa... by sampo on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @01:12PM (#22172254)
> Do you believe it is harmful? If so, why?

In Europe we believe it's indirectly harmful: Being able to wash germs off meat and eggs allows tolerating more diseases in the farms. If you can't just sanitize diseases off products, you have to keep the farms clean of diseases.

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Re:U.S. wants the EU to accept chemical-washed chicken as pa... by axlee on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @01:17PM (#22172326)
The same way living in your own feces but taking a shower before leaving the house does not make you a clean person.
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