Treasury secretary James Murray says chlorinated chicken 'will remain illegal in the UK’, in light of Donald Trump’s demands for Britain to allow US chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-laced beef into UK markets in exchange for relief from his sweeping tariffs.
Speaking to Nick Ferrari on Friday (4 April), Murray said: “UK food standards are clear that they are not up for negotiation in any deal with other countries.”
Chlorinated chicken or chlorine-washed chicken refers to chicken carcasses that have been washed or dipped in water containing chlorine dioxide, in order to kill food-borne diseases such as E coli, campylobacter and Salmonella.