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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Horton

UK looked at ways to ‘open doors’ to US chlorinated chicken, FoI request shows

Chickens crowded together around a feeder at a farm in Osage, Iowa.
A poultry farm in Iowa. In the US, farmers are allowed to use chlorine washes and other disinfectants to remove harmful bacteria that may have infected chickens during rearing and slaughter. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

British officials were briefed on the possibility of allowing chemical-washed chicken into the UK before a meeting with the US embassy, new documents reveal.

The Food Standards Agency is also looking at studies performed in the US on washing chicken with chemical treatments, including chlorine, and bacteriophages to remove pathogens, according to the documents, released to the campaign group 38 Degrees under freedom of information laws.

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