MPs urge UK ban on chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef
The issue is part of a great upheaval in UK farm and countryside policy – the biggest since World War II.Its opponents are concerned at the lack of clarity over exactly how the transformation will happen, and want the changes to be delayed.They face almost identical amendments to the Bill from some Conservative back-benchers; the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee; and the Labour and Liberal Democrat front benches.
Sally-Ann Spence, from the Nature Friendly Farming Network, runs a farm in Wiltshire. She said: “As a farmer doing my best to protect our precious natural environment and heritage, the prospect of low-standard imports fills me with dread.
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