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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
The EU's concern as you probably know regarding chlorine washing is that it allows or could be allowed for shortcuts to be taken in the slaughter process which are not as easily introduced via the cold air and water method. You're right, it's about the end result, so lets use the method that introduces least risk into the slaughter process. which is to still ban the use of chlorine washing.
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This is one of the more absurd excuses for protectionism dreamed up by the EU.
The fact is, chlorine-washed poultry has less than a tenth of the bacteria on its surface when it leaves the factory than when air and water treated. Chlorine-washed poultry is vastly safer to handle in a domestic kitchen than air and water treated poultry is.
The EU’s reasoning is that forcing poulterers to supply meat that is less safe than it could be, forces them to be more careful. That is about as logical as forcing auto manufacturers to stop fitting seat belts in the name of road safety.
I’m certain that they are well aware of this absurdity in Brussels, but they don’t care because it has nothing whatever to do with ensuring the safest possible chicken arrives in your kitchen. It is all about protecting European producers who don’t have the resources to invest in chlorine washing, allowing them to continue to supply chicken that is more expensive and less safe, without worrying about competition from cleaner, more efficient producers from outside the EU.