SLOPPY PRACTICES. “Since 1996, US chickens cannot be sold in the EU because of a European ban on … dipping carcasses in baths of chlorine or similar solutions to disinfect them. The EU says this method is too radical and not necessary if, throughout the production chain, bacteria are not allowed develop. “We feel the treatment opens the door to becoming sloppy during production,”
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