Mute Schimpf doesn't want to eat American chicken. That's because
most U.S. poultry is chilled in antimicrobial baths that can include
chlorine to keep salmonella and other bacteria in check. In Europe,
chlorine treatment was banned in the 1990s out of fear that it could
cause cancer.
"In Europe there is definitely a disgust about chlorinated chicken," says Schimpf, a food activist with Friends of the Earth Europe, an environmental group.
The chlorine vs. no chlorine debate has come up a lot recently in the context of a massive trans-Atlantic trade agreement. This week, negotiators from Europe and the U.S. are meeting in Washington for a seventh round of talks aimed at creating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP.
Read more: European Activists Say They Don't Want Any U.S. 'Chlorine Chicken' : The Salt : NPR
"In Europe there is definitely a disgust about chlorinated chicken," says Schimpf, a food activist with Friends of the Earth Europe, an environmental group.
The chlorine vs. no chlorine debate has come up a lot recently in the context of a massive trans-Atlantic trade agreement. This week, negotiators from Europe and the U.S. are meeting in Washington for a seventh round of talks aimed at creating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP.
Read more: European Activists Say They Don't Want Any U.S. 'Chlorine Chicken' : The Salt : NPR
