UK-US trade deal: Envoy attacks 'myths' about US farming
On chlorine-washed chicken, Mr Johnson said the process was the same as that used by EU farmers to treat their fruit and vegetables.
The US National Farmers Union has always maintained that its chicken and beef, which uses processes banned by the EU, is"perfectly safe" and argues there has been a lot of"fear-mongering". The UK's NFU also raised concerns over animal welfare standards when the US negotiating objectives were announced on Friday.Amy Mount from Greener UK, an environmental lobby group, said:"This wish-list shows that a hard-Brexit pivot away from the EU in favour of the US would mean pressure to scrap important protections for our environment and food quality.
Producers argue that it stops the spread of microbial contamination from the animal's digestive tract to the meat, a method approved by US regulators.
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