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Post by Vinny on Jan 27, 2023 15:08:13 GMT
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Post by johnofgwent on Jan 27, 2023 22:00:10 GMT
I recall my daughter buying a packet of these
In Pets R Us
For the birds visiting the bird table in her back garden
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Post by Toreador on Jan 27, 2023 22:03:00 GMT
It gives flied lice a whole new meaning.
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Post by buccaneer on Jan 28, 2023 3:14:10 GMT
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Post by Vinny on Jan 29, 2023 19:06:10 GMT
Funny how the Europhiles are not leaping to the defence of the EU in this thread to tell us how lovely EU food standards are. It's not that long ago they were telling us Brexit meant chlorinated chicken and all manner of horrors in the kitchen. Now look at the situation. eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32023R0005 |
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Post by jeg er on Jan 29, 2023 20:08:16 GMT
Funny how the Europhiles are not leaping to the defence of the EU in this thread to tell us how lovely EU food standards are. It's not that long ago they were telling us Brexit meant chlorinated chicken and all manner of horrors in the kitchen. Now look at the situation. eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32023R0005whats wrong with eating insects? how does eating an animal compare to eating chlorine? |
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Post by Montegriffo on Jan 29, 2023 20:16:28 GMT
It wasn't about ingesting chlorine.
It was about US food production standards being so low that they had to bleach chicken after it had been through the production process.
It was too high in salmonella so it had to be chemically disinfected.
EU standards are much higher and don't require chlorination.
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Post by buccaneer on Jan 29, 2023 21:18:36 GMT
It wasn't about ingesting chlorine. It was about US food production standards being so low that they had to bleach chicken after it had been through the production process. It was too high in salmonella so it had to be chemically disinfected. EU standards are much higher and don't require chlorination. They do in pre-packaged salads. Or at least Spain does iirc. |
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Post by Montegriffo on Jan 29, 2023 21:25:49 GMT
It wasn't about ingesting chlorine. It was about US food production standards being so low that they had to bleach chicken after it had been through the production process. It was too high in salmonella so it had to be chemically disinfected. EU standards are much higher and don't require chlorination. They do in pre-packaged salads. Or at least Spain does iirc. Yes, some salads are washed with bleach. This is because there is no real alternative though not because standards are too low like US meat production. |
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Post by Einhorn on Jan 29, 2023 21:52:07 GMT
It was never about the chlorine itself. It was about the fact that chlorine was necessary to remove the bacteria from the faeces the chickens were covered in as a result of the conditions in which they are kept.
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Post by Vinny on Jan 29, 2023 22:08:44 GMT
They do in pre-packaged salads. Or at least Spain does iirc. Yes, some salads are washed with bleach. This is because there is no real alternative though not because standards are too low like US meat production. EU food standards allow proven carcinogens in meat and now they're including insects which have never been part of the European diet and which we have no idea of the long term effects of. www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/27/too-much-nitrite-cured-meat-brings-clear-risk-of-cancer-say-scientistsIt's high time we banned those carcinogens in our own food. We're out. Independent food standards are one of the benefits. We should ban known carcinogens in meat. What will the EU's process for ensuring food hygiene with insects?
It really is a stupid and dangerous thing to consider.
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Post by buccaneer on Jan 29, 2023 22:09:33 GMT
They do in pre-packaged salads. Or at least Spain does iirc. Yes, some salads are washed with bleach. This is because there is no real alternative though not because standards are too low like US meat production. And yet the US has lower rates of salmonella poisoning than the EU. |
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Post by Einhorn on Jan 29, 2023 22:13:25 GMT
Yes, some salads are washed with bleach. This is because there is no real alternative though not because standards are too low like US meat production. And yet the US has lower rates of salmonella poisoning than the EU. Maybe they build up immunity by eating shit-covered chicken. |
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Post by Vinny on Jan 29, 2023 22:14:16 GMT
Yes, some salads are washed with bleach. This is because there is no real alternative though not because standards are too low like US meat production. And yet the US has lower rates of salmonella poisoning than the EU. Well said. We should consider chlorine washing chicken, and pork. It'd be better than adding carcinogenic nitrites. And we should not go down the route of allowing insects on the plate. Not only are there hygiene issues and also squeamish issues. Insects are not part of our natural diet, enzymes are extremely important in breaking down food properly. If our enzymes don't work on insect matter, then there's a risk of increased dietary ailments in the population. |
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Post by Einhorn on Jan 29, 2023 22:17:22 GMT
And yet the US has lower rates of salmonella poisoning than the EU. Well said. We should consider chlorine washing chicken, and pork. It'd be better than adding carcinogenic nitrites. Nobody objects to the Americans chlorine washing chicken. It's the reasons it's necessary for them to chlorine wash chickens that are the cause for concern. You know ... the fact that they're generally covered in their own faeces at the point of slaughter. |
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