Month: September 2022

EPA TABLE 1.6 On different water purification methods shows the rate of no undesirable outcomes out of 18 total parameters. They rank: permanganate (Score of 14, high number is best), ozone (11), chloramine (10), ozone/peroxide (9), chlorine or chloramine (5), ozone (3). These parameter rankings do not weight the parameters. NB. Not including any bio methods. http://lnkd.in/d46ur_y View in LinkedIn

CHLORINE in water purification has been my focus for the last series of blogs, and I have kept on with this topic because it is pretty important, so bear with me. Chlorine is also used extensively, in some countries, for disinfecting poultry, meat, eggs, and fresh fruit and vegetables. The next series will look at these issues. We live in a chlorinated world. View in LinkedIn

FOOD REGULATION differences between the US and Europe is poignantly highlighted by current US/EU free trade discussions. Very real issues are at stake, and very big money. This debate gets to the enormous differences in approaches towards food regulation between the two cultures, and serves to highlight two worlds so far apart, separated by the Atlantic. View in LinkedIn

CHLORINE WASH BANS. "Whilst the use of chlorine is banned in some countries it is also not permitted for use in organic produce. Furthermore the EU also had a ban in place on the chlorine treatment of chickens. For over ten years the ban has prevented imports of chickens treated with chlorine to reduce levels of pathogens on such poultry." http://lnkd.in/d4T4Ghy View in LinkedIn

CHLORINE WASHES OF POULTRY. "Workers in the plants have also reported health problems from the chemical washes, including asthma and other respiratory problems. In the European Union, the use of chlorine washes is not only banned, but they won’t even accept US poultry that’s been treated with these antimicrobial sprays." http://lnkd.in/dQReGiz View in LinkedIn

EU HUMANE LAWS. "Production systems within the EU are very diverse, with a switch from cage to alternative housing systems ... By 2012, layer farms in all the European countries must switch to enriched cages with greater space per hen, laying nests and perches, or to alternative systems." http://lnkd.in/dTUXghH View in LinkedIn

RUSSIA BANS US CHLORINATED CHICKENS. "As the world’s largest producer of poultry and second largest exporter, the US continues to hammer Russia about its embargo of chlorinated chickens." For sure an issue caught in the middle of a political disagreement, but not without merit. http://lnkd.in/dF6xJxQ View in LinkedIn

RUSSIAN CHLORINATED POULTRY BAN. "Russia, the top importer of US poultry, produces only half of its chicken consumption. It banned chlorinated chickens on January 1, but recently reopened its doors to 70 US companies in line with a chlorine-free agreement between Presidents Obama and Medvedev in late June." http://lnkd.in/dF6xJxQ View in LinkedIn

US CHLORINE WASHES OF MEAT AND POULTRY. Everything about how your meat is processed in a slaughterhouse. "Products that have been excessively contaminated ... pose a health hazard ... superior sanitary control results in products that are cleaner, more healthful, look better, have a longer shelf life, and greater selling potential." http://lnkd.in/d-NKKj2 View in LinkedIn

"CONTROVERSY OVER MEAT INSPECTION systems is not a new phenomena between Europe and the United States ...1985 when the EU ... prohibited the sale of US pork, beef, and poultry in Europe if US plants were not certified ... resulted in more than 400 US meat producers being banned from exporting to the European Union." http://www1.american.edu/ted/chicken.htm View in LinkedIn