Labour minister insists chlorinated US chicken ‘will remain illegal in the UK’

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4 Apr 2025 • 6:36 PM MYT
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Treasury secretary James Murray says chlorinated chicken 'will remain illegal in the UK’, in light of Donald Trump’s demands for Britain to allow US chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-laced beef into UK markets in exchange for relief from his sweeping tariffs.

Speaking to Nick Ferrari on Friday (4 April), Murray said: “UK food standards are clear that they are not up for negotiation in any deal with other countries.”

Chlorinated chicken or chlorine-washed chicken refers to chicken carcasses that have been washed or dipped in water containing chlorine dioxide, in order to kill food-borne diseases such as E coli, campylobacter and Salmonella.

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