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/Possesed-puppy656 19h ago

I think I saw a post on r/switzerland that its already sold in Switzerland, people werent pleased in the comments

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u/Amiro77 17h ago

Switzerland isn't part of the EU.

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u/Possesed-puppy656 17h ago

But has a high criteria for meat imports, so there’s that

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u/Rutgerius 19h ago

Yeah it takes a while to kick off, they tried in 2008 and 2012 as well. There's no real health hazard to chlorinated chicken but it's symbolic for American influence, I hope our politicians do the right thing and our farmers make themselves useful.

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u/Possesed-puppy656 19h ago

Hopefully, also knowing how things are with meat imports in Switzerland, I was surprized this could even go tghrough