Will the British public accept chlorine-washed turkey for Christmas dinner, after Brexit? – Food Brexit Briefings

Will the British public accept chlorine-washed turkey for Christmas dinner, after Brexit? – Food Brexit Briefings

Risk of “dirty” turkey after Brexit if UK strikes a US trade deal

Professors Erik Millstone (University of Sussex), Tim Lang (City, University of London) and Terry Marsden (Cardiff University)

Consumers could be eating “dirty” chlorinated turkey at Christmas if the UK agrees a post-Brexit trade deal with the USA.

The team – from the University of Sussex, Cardiff University and City, University of London – found US poultry, washed in up to four chemical disinfectants, does not meet EU safety standards. The academics also found the chemicals are used in the USA to wash fruit, vegetables and fish.

They warn that British shoppers would be safer if the UK kept European Union standards and say future controls should be “stricter, not weaker”.

Professors Erik Millstone (University of Sussex), Tim Lang (City, University of London) and Terry Marsden (Cardiff University) compared current UK and EU standards with those in the USA, and concluded that the use of chemical disinfectants by the US food industry posed risks to consumers and workers in the industry.

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1 Comment

  1. Jim McNally says:

    Very informative

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