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"Wanting" and "getting" are two different things. Agreements should automatically ensure the standards of the country bring exported to, are respected. (Can't have imports having an advantage over home produced goods, nor can we countenance a race to no standards.)

In the unlikely event parliament gives way out of compromise, it must be, of necessity, labelled so customers aren't fooled. Other than that, this is all worse case propaganda scenarios for "project fear".
There's already a free trade area for chlorinated chicken.

It's called the Parazone
Coq au domestos..........brilliant.....thanks for that!!
https://www.chickencheck.in/faq/chlorine-washed-chicken/

\\f chlorine-washed chicken is safe to eat, why has the European Union banned it?
Chlorinated chicken was banned by the European Union (EU) in 1997. Although chlorinated chicken is still banned in the EU, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has deemed chlorine-washed chicken safe. In a 2005 study, the EFSA found that treating poultry carcasses with the four most-commonly used antimicrobial substances “would be of no safety concern.”

Still, politicians in Europe treat this more of a political issue rather than an issue of science, and have voted towards protectionist measures that continue to keep US chicken out, even though its own food safety authority has deemed these products safe.

Further, chlorine isn’t used much at all anymore as an application or in chilling systems in the U.S.//

They also use Paracetic acid as well.

\\Aside from chlorine, are there other common antimicrobials used in chicken processing?
Common antimicrobial interventions when processing chickens include the use of paracetic acid (PAA), cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), acidified sodium chlorite (ASC), organic acid rinses, bromine and others.

Peracetic acid, for example, is an organic compound, basically vinegar and hydrogen peroxide. It is permitted for use in poultry products labeled as “organic,” as well. Within the water at poultry processing plants, poultry is treated with PAA at concentrations that are less acidic than lemon juice and more dilute than household vinegar.

CPC is an antiseptic that kills bacteria and other microorganisms. It is commonly found in toothpaste, mouthwash and nasal sprays.//

we also drink chlorinated water.
swim in chlorinated water.
eat bags of chlorine washed salad.
There are two aspects (at least) with the chlorinated chicken issue.

First is debatable but concerns food safety. I don't have figures but have read in a number of places that a greater percentage of Americans get ill eating their chlorine washed chicken than do in Europe where it doesn't occur. The claim is that American stats show this.

Perhaps more importantly there is the issue of animal welfare. When chickens are going to get a chlorine wash at the end of the process then farmers see no need to fork out treating their diseases. Who cares what the animal puts up with, it'll be dead soon enough and given a chlorine swill. That'll do.

So it's less relevant if your pet food is chlorine treated, but important for rearing livestock in decent conditions.
And you think british chickens are raised in good conditions?
Clearly better, or they'd need the wash.
All the more reason to get one's own house in order and ensure the worse take up the practices of the best. Write to your MP regarding animal welfare.
Worth noting that these seem to be about factory farming, which is a related but separate issue. You always buy free range and/or organic I trust.
you can't always trust that.

these were Red tractor farms.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/25/footage-chickens-big-uk-producer

plus how do you know what you buy in restaurants/takeaways is ok.

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