Exclusive: Lords to slam brakes on watering down of food and animal welfare standards – demanded by Washington – to stop UK being sold ‘down the river’
www.independent.co.uk
Boris Johnson is facing a damaging defeat that would block imports of chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef, in a fresh blow to his hopes of a post-Brexit trade deal with the US.
Peers are poised to slam the brakes on any watering down of food and animal welfare standards – to stop ministers selling the country “down the river”, one former government adviser told The Independent.
This is good but I can see the weakness in their plan straight away. I believe that our greatest protection will come from Congress blocking the deal. Apparently support there for the Good Friday Agreement is bipartisan and likely to scupper Johnsons shitty deal.
Its your country and your choice
but 300 million + Americans are living proof that our beef and chicken production methods are safe to eat
Sorry, what's the rate of obesity and heart attacks in the USA?
THat has to do with over use of corn syrup and long working hours, nothing to do with the quality of our beef or poultry.
We work on average 100 hours less than you do per year, so that's not a major factor in calculating obesity rates.
What is corn syrup anyway?
It is corn produce they add to food to sweeten and/or thicken it. It is very unhealthy. Corn is not good food.
Last I heard, one of the few nations fatter than US, was Mexico, which are also big on corn.
Life is too easy in the US. your portion sizes are huge, you drive instead of walk and there are no protections on what you eat. Plus you have never seen a dish that you dont think is better through the addition of bacon.
1. Life is not as easy as you seem to think, but the hardships are not the kind that burn calories.
2. The evolution of our bad diet is a long and complicated story.
3. The evolution of our poorly planned neighborhoods is a long and complicated story.
4. All dishes are better with the addition of bacon.