#Act4 AnimalsEU Chlorination of hens and use of pig sow stalls among US-UK disparities highlighted by charity ahead of post-Brexit trade talks US chickens 'literally sitting in each other's waste' says RSPCA 24 August 2020 RSPCA
#Act4 AnimalsEU 'Dual tariff' regime would see different levels of duty on imported foods, depending on whether they comply with UK welfare standards Britain ready to allow import of chlorinated chicken from US 8 June 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU The UK would find it “very challenging” to restrict imports based on food standards from next year, an NFU director has confirmed. WTO rules could force UK to accept food imports produced to lower standards 16 March 2020
The concern of consumers about food safety in the United Kingdom has gone up based on results of a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Survey shows slight rise in concern about food safety in UK 9 March 2020
#Act4 AnimalsEU The mandate approved by EU Member States for the coming negotiations with the UK leaves space for animal welfare to be considered as part of the requirements around a level playing field. A win on the final EU mandate for EU-UK negotiations 2 March 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Just in time for Trump’s UK visit, Channel 4’s Dispatches looked at the food standard implications of a post-Brexit trade deal with the US. It wasn’t a pretty sight "The Truth About Chlorinated Chicken": an investigation into American poultry production 11 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Leaked documents from US-UK trade deal talks reveal the US pushing lower food standards on Britain post Brexit, including allowing imports of chlorine-washed chicken. US pushed chlorinated chicken on UK, leaked papers show 28 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Leaked documents from US-UK trade deal talks reveal the US pushing lower food standards on Britain post Brexit, including allowing imports of chlorine-washed chicken. New report addresses challenges and solutions on coexistence with large carnivores 28 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Technology to prevent the necessity of killing surplus or unproductive animals should be encouraged to prevent unnecessary suffering, a new report from the EU food safety agency (EFSA) has found. European Food Safety Authority suggests ways to avoid mass suffering of unwanted male chicks 13 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals There’s ‘no downside’ with chlorinated rooster and no scientific motive to uphold a ban on it after Brexit, a senior Authorities adviser has claimed. Chlorinated chicken poses ‘no health problems’, claims senior UK Government scientist 25 August 2019