Posted on 04/15/2025 11:24:12 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Much of our chicken is raised here, then sent to China for processing and sent back to the U.S. Heaven only knows what the filthy Chinese dose the chicken with to make it presentable after its long ocean voyage.
I never knew this, but Perp says there is a gast difference.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/how-much-chlorine-is-in-our-ch-7CmwkY2oSUupfiP72IYbWw
gast = taste
Chicken: “I was in the pool!”
I wouldn’t have believed that, but yeah... Looks true.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/does-the-us-send-chickens-to-c-Nmbanxe4QUmLkrrgRLeBlw
Do they know about ... Shrinkage?
Chicken have it tuff they don’t die of old age must be their looks?.
I still use the same method my mother used in preparing chicken.
My fresh killed chicken after defeathering and gutting sits in brined (Salt) water overnight. I rinse the fowl in clear water before cooking.
Seems to work for me.
There is zero scientific evidence that either chlorine or other chemical washes they dunk the chicken breasts in in order to kill the bacteria on them is harmful to human health. None. Zero. So they can't claim its "unhealthy".
No, their complaint is that it works too well. Its too effective....meaning you could have dirtier chicken houses yet still produce perfectly safe chicken because this process is so effective at killing germs and bacteria. So based on nothing more than the suspicion that health standards in the poultry industry are lower in the US but can be compensated for by a chlorine wash of the chicken meat, the EU and UK have banned it.
In the same way that gosh, they'll just have to ban those American high tech companies for allowing free speech on their platforms. EVEN INCLUDING US Citizen Musk interviewing US candidate Donald Trump in America for a US election on his own platform. YES! They actually said/did this!
Personally I think we ought to say American roads are allergic to European cars and therefore we can't have any cars produced in Europe on our roads. Hey, its just as reasonable.
I only buy chicken, eggs, beef, pork, etc... from local farmers that I know and trust. More expensive? Sure, but worth it, it is processed locally, and tastes better too.
Got to tour a hog processing plant that I was doing some work on. The place smelled like oranges. They used orange oil to keep the equipment clean. Orange oil is very expensive.
NPR hates America.
So the Europeans prefer that vaccinations and different types of additives be ingested and injected by and into the chicken so the consumers can ingest them while eating their “sanitized” chicken, rather than a wash over the outer surfaces, which can be washed off after purchase.
No wonder the EU is in such a turmoil with people running on vaccinations and different types of additives. I do remember that Germans liked to hang their beef until fly maggots had tenderized it - then they would scrape off the rotted bits.
“Risk averse” is just another word for “chicken shyt.”
‘More expensive? Sure, but worth it, it is processed locally, and tastes better too.’
U.S. chicken is 30–70% cheaper than most European markets, with extreme differences in high-cost countries like Switzerland. — cheaper to use chlorine to disinfect.
Foodborne illness rates linked to chicken consumption in the U.S. vs. Europe:
Campylobacteriosis
U.S.: 19.5 cases per 100,000 people (2019 data).
EU/UK: 98.4 cases per 100,000 (UK, 2018)
Salmonellosis
U.S.: 17.1 cases per 100,000 (2019).
EU/UK: 14.3 cases per 100,000 (UK, 2018)
U.S. chicken: 30–58% Campylobacter prevalence, ~24% Salmonella.
EU chicken: Lower Salmonella but higher Campylobacter detection, partly due to cold-air chilling (no antimicrobial washes)
Bottom line: Your European / UK chicken costs a lot more but it’s worth it! You get sick a lot more often from Euro/UK chicken.
” Four Chinese plants were approved by 2013 to process U.S.-origin chickens into cooked products (e.g., canned soups, frozen meals) for export back to America.
Operational reality:
While technically possible since 2013, evidence suggests minimal implementation:
No regular shipments: The National Chicken Council stated there “have not been any shipments” of U.S. chickens sent to China for processing and return.”
Doing that is INSANE. Sending the chicken 10,000 miles to process it??? WTH?
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