Trumps State visit- Monday 3rd June

Rasczak

Faeces encrusted?

Do EU chickens not poop?

Chlorinated chicken is safe to eat, as confirmed by the EU.

Does the EU say it's safe to eat chicken rinsed in chlorine?

Mevlock

Well of course foreign dignitaries love it.  Where else could they get such pomp and ceremony paid for by others?  Their own taxpayers would never go for it!

Rasczak

You seem to have entirely missed the point.

Even though it has been spelled out both in this thread and in the link you posted.

Sonic67

Agreed Mevlock!

As I am sure you can appreciate, the difference is whether that 'poop' is cleared up or whether corners can be cut because you can just dip the carcass into chlorine at the end.

The wording was they have "found no safety concerns” but the "practice might not be sufficient for maintaining good hygiene standards throughout the slaughter process".  That is clear risk based terminology clearly indicating the US process is more likely to incur risk.  This country has long had (since BSE) a risk adverse approach when it comes to the food chain.

Rasczak

All part of diplomacy and good relations. The money is returned through business or tourism.
The US funds GPS which everyone uses!

Mevlock

Perhaps GPS is slightly more practical and useful than the monarchy?

Sonic67

Well, it's not exacty difficult to get funding for military projects in the US.

Anything else however.... such as food safety...

Toko Black

Perhaps they are both useful? You felt a Royal Yacht would pay for itself in generated business.

EarthRod

What point have I missed?

There are no safety concerns with chlorinated chicken. Despite the flowery language about it being "faeces encrusted".

It's no more "faeces encrusted" than EU chickens which will produce exactly the same amount of faeces.

The EFSA stands by its 2005 research.

"On the basis of available data and taking into account that processing of poultry carcasses (washing, cooking) would take place before consumption, the Panel considers that treatment with trisodium phosphate, acidified sodium chlorite, chlorine dioxide, or peroxyacid solutions, under the described conditions of use, would be of no safety concern.”

Obviously you and @Rasczak can refute this and let the EFSA know why they are wrong?

Cliff

I think he has me on ignore so he won't have seen my comments on the reasons it's not 'safe'.