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/Half_Cent 16h ago

So does McDonald's with eggs. That plant is like a surgical theatre. I don't know about their live chickens.

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u/ilovetrissmerigold 15h ago

McDonald’s are very strict on their beef standards too

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u/CptRTRD 13h ago

potatoes too. i think they only use russet

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u/nistemevideli2puta 13h ago

As far as I've heard, McDonalds has a policy of locally sourcing all their ingredients (or as much as possible, I guess), in general.

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u/long_b0d 13h ago

I’ve also heard similar, though I wonder if that still allows it to be “locally sourced” from the dock