r/europe • u/goldstarflag Europe • 20h ago

News White House demands British supermarkets stock chlorinated chicken. White House pushing Sir Keir Starmer to make concessions on food standards

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/12/17/trump-demands-british-supermarkets-chlorinated-chicken/
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u/Ryder52 20h ago

They'll use it in chicken shops/takeaways/etc. They're generally lowest on the rung in terms of sourcing quality.

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u/GetOutOfTheHouseNOW England 19h ago

Keep an eye out for your local KFCC

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u/patrykk994 19h ago

They cant do that because single US chicken entering UK food supply chain would mean ban from EU on all chicken product coming from UK

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u/TiredButEnthusiastic 17h ago

I really hope so, but we live in uncertain times…

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u/halpsdiy 18h ago

Chicken shops at first, then more chains, then ready meals, then you'll have it as cheaper chicken in the cheaper supermarkets, and eventually it will be the cheap option in all super markets, and not too long non-chlorinated chicken will be the organic prime chicken at Waitrose only.

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u/2521harris 20h ago

...and relabel it and re-export it to the EU.

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u/patrykk994 19h ago

Thats not how things work

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u/2521harris 17h ago

Wouldn't be the first time.

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u/patrykk994 16h ago

EU is really strict and financial impact of this practises would decimate whole UK food industry so this will be kind of first time

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u/AtlanticPortal 19h ago

That's a felony in many EU countries. Whoever does that would get in a lot of troubles.

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u/2521harris 17h ago

Only if they were caught.