
English: 
the UK has voted to leave the European
Union since the referendum Britain's
been hit with fears over brexit food and
medicine shortages panic buying crisis
at the border a rise in public disorder
and then there's this join me at Donald
Trump's house of wings
chlorinated chicken which as unpalatable
as it sounds could form part of a new
trade deal between Britain and America
post brexit so is it another thing to
worry about let's start off with that
odd name what on earth does it mean
chlorinated chicken is a catch-all term
has been used to describe the process of
disinfecting poultry meat produced in
the US near the end of a production line
birds go through chemical rinses that
kill harmful bacteria like e-coli
Salmonella and Campylobacter basically

English: 
The UK has voted to leave
the European Union.
Since the referendum, Britain’s
been hit with fears over Brexit
Food and medicine shortages,
panic buying.
Crisis at the border,
a rise in public disorder.
And then,
there's this...
Join me at Donald Trump's
House of Wings...
Chlorinated chicken,
which, as unpalatable
as it sounds,
could form part of a new trade deal,
between Britain and America post-Brexit.
So, is it another thing to worry about?
Let's start off with
that odd name.
What on earth
does it mean?
Chlorinated chicken is a catch-all term
that’s been used to describe the process
of disinfecting poultry meat
produced in the US.
Near the end of a production line,
birds go through chemical rinses
that kill off harmful bacteria like
E. coli, salmonella and campylobacter
Basically, things which you
definitely don't want to be eating.

English: 
things which you definitely don't want
to be eating ok so this sounds like it's
a public health story right I mean it
can't be good for you eating poorly
dr. Fox sir would you personally feel
comfortable eating corn washed chicken
and on the surface this is what you'd
think especially as chlorinated chicken
has been banned in the EU since 1997
however in 2005 the European Food Safety
Authority found that the trace amounts
of chemicals from chlorinated chicken
posed no safety concern for consumers
and in fact most supermarket salads and
baked vegetables Ettore more plus we've
been drinking the stuff from out of taps
for decades so if it's not about
drinking chlorine you have old it wrecks
it now you're gonna get the chlorinated
chicken then why is chlorinated chicken
ruffling so many feathers the British
media are obsessed with chlorine washed
chickens the --use major worry is that
chemical rinses could be used to hide
poor practices within chicken farms and
factories to understand this we're going
to take a quick look at how poultry is
mass-produced and a warning things might

English: 
OK, so this sounds like it's a 
public health story, right?
I mean, it can't be good for you
eating chlorine...
Dr. Fox, would you personally feel comfortable
eating chlorine-washed chicken?
And on the surface,
this is what you'd think,
especially as chlorinated chicken
has been banned in the EU since 1997.
However, in 2005, the 
European Food Safety Authority
found that the trace amounts of 
chemicals from chlorinated chicken
posed no safety concern
for consumers.
And in fact, most supermarket 
prepared salads
and bagged vegetables
are chlorine washed.
Plus we've been drinking the stuff
from our taps for decades.
So, if it's not about
drinking chlorine...
You voted Brexit, now you're
going to get the chlorinated chicken.
Then why is chlorinated chicken
ruffling so many feathers?
The British media are obsessed
with chlorine-washed chickens.
The EU's major worry is
that chemical rinses
could be used to hide poor practices
within chicken farms and factories.
To understand this, we’re going to take a
quick look at how poultry is mass-produced.

English: 
get a bit grim
to satisfy global demand chicken is
produced on an industrial scale most
birds live for around 40 days reared in
their thousands inside crowded sheds and
fed to an unnatural sized one
slaughtered they'll join a
semi-automated factory line to be deep
feathered gutted and portioned up ready
for sale this is how 95% of all chicken
bots in the UK's made and producing
chicken at this pace means the threat of
disease and bacterial
cross-contamination is very high which
in the u.s. is where chemical rinses
come in within you though a principle
called farm-to-fork legislates a
safety-first approach to hygiene and
animal welfare across agriculture which
in theory makes chemical rinses
unnecessary minimum living standards for
things like how much space birds have to
roam ammonia levels even lighting

English: 
And a warning,
things might get a bit grim.
To satisfy global demand, chicken
is produced on an industrial scale.
Most birds live for around 40 days,
reared in their thousands inside crowded sheds,
and fed to an unnatural size.
Once slaughtered, they’ll join a
semi-automated factory line
to be de-feathered, gutted and
portioned up ready for sale.
This is how 95% of all chicken
bought in the UK is made,
and producing chicken at this pace 
means the threat of disease
and bacterial cross-contamination
is very high.
Which, in the US, is where
chemical rinses come in.
Within the EU though, a principle
called ‘farm to fork’
legislates a safety-first approach to hygiene
and animal welfare across agriculture,
which, in theory, makes
chemical rinses unnecessary.
Minimum living standards for things like
how much space birds have to roam,

English: 
ammonia levels, even lighting conditions
are all set by laws.
Whereas in the US, similar standards are only guidelines that farmers choose to opt in or out of.
Combine this laid-back lawmaking
with chemical rinses,
and you have the potential for
serious malpractice to be covered up.
And that's what bothers the EU.
For example, chemical rinses could
hide the fact that a farm abuses birds,
or overcrowds sheds.
And they could also mask
poor hygiene during processing,
where it's vital cross-contamination
risks are properly managed.
So on leaving the European Union,
Britain must face a dilemma.
Will it keep the same food safety
standards from the EU,
or move towards less regulated
models like the US?
Neither method is 100% guaranteed against
an outbreak of food-borne illness,
but is one safer than the other?
The simple answer is,
it's complicated.
Oh my, OK...

English: 
conditions are all set by laws whereas
in the u.s. similar standards are only
guidelines that farmers choose to opt in
or out of combine this laid-back
lawmaking with chemical rinses and you
have the potential for serious
malpractice to be covered up
and that's what bothers the EU for
example chemical rinses could hide the
fact that a farm abuses birds or
overcrowded sheds and they could also
mask poor hygiene during processing
where it's vital cross contamination
risks are properly managed so on leaving
the European Union Britain must face a
dilemma will it keep the same food
safety standards from the EU or move
towards less regulating models like the
u.s. neither method is a hundred percent
guaranteed against an outbreak of
foodborne illness but is once safer than
the other the simple answer is it's
complicated official figures would
suggest that your general chances of

English: 
Official figures would suggest that your
general chances of getting food poisoning
are higher in America.
Oh!
But trying to compare these figures and
those of poultry-borne disease is hard to do,
as the data isn't like-for-like.
However, one study in 2018 did find
that chemical rinses may reduce,
but not totally kill off harmful bacteria.
Chlorinated chicken then, may not be the big
scare story for the reasons you’d expect,
but one place you might find real fear
is within Britain’s own farming communities.
This is the key question because it
would undermine British production.
We’ve got English agriculture working on very,
very tight margins and very high standards.
The threat to British farmers from
importing cheap US chicken
could leave many of them struggling
to compete, unless standards were dropped.
We as a nation have got to make up our minds
whether we want really cheap and cheerful
in which case a lot of English agriculture
will go to the wall.
None of this will matter
if Brexit doesn’t happen,

English: 
getting food poisoning are higher in
America but try to compare these figures
and those are poultry borne disease is
hard to do as the data isn't like for
life however one study in 2018 did find
that chemical rinses may reduce but not
totally kill off harmful bacteria
chlorinated chicken there may not be the
big scare story for the reasons you'd
expect but one place you might find real
fear is within Britain's own farming
communities this is the key question
because it would undermine British
production we've got English agriculture
working on very very tight margins and
very high standards the threat to
British farmers from importing cheap US
chicken could leave many of them
struggling to compete unless standards
are dropped we as a nation have got to
make up our minds whether we want really
cheap cheerful at which case a lot of
English agriculture will go to the war
none of this will matter if brexit
doesn't happen but if it does and a US

English: 
UK trade deal is agreed Brits will
likely find American chickens chillin
alongside British and EE ones and
supermarket fridges so what might these
choices boil down to
well if you want the best animal welfare
look out for these logos on the label if
you're worried about standards generally
choosing British or EU chicken would be
the best option but if price matters
most the American chlorinated chicken
could be your meal ticket the theater
this story isn't so much about eating
wings with an unhealthy sign of chlorine
I feel like I just swallowed a mouthful
of bandages it's more to do with
importing cheap unregulated food into
Britain and what I could do to things
like food safety animal welfare and UK
farming ultimately bank the decision on
whether the UK will accept chlorinated
chicken will be made by British
consumers at the checkouts thanks very
much for watching this video I hope you

English: 
but if it does, and a US/UK
trade deal is agreed,
Brits will likely find American chickens chilling
alongside British and EU ones in supermarket fridges.
So what might these
choices boil down to?
Well if you want the best animal welfare,
look out for these logos on the label.
If you’re worried about standards generally, choosing
British or EU chicken would be the best option.
But if price matters most, then American
chlorinated chicken could be your meal ticket.
The fear to this story, isn’t so much about
eating wings with an unhealthy side of chlorine.
I feel like I've just swallowed a [beep]
mouthful of bandages.
It’s more to do with the importing
cheap, unregulated food into Britain,
and what that could do to things like food safety,
animal welfare, and UK farming.
Ultimately though, the decision on whether the UK
will accept chlorinated chicken,
will be made by British consumers
at the checkouts.
Thanks very much for watching this
video, I hope you enjoyed.
We want to know what you think
in the comments below.

English: 
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in the comments below like would it be
enough to put you off your Sunday roast
if you knew that your chicken was
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