[Cronos]

The American chicken and egg processing violates British food processing standards. the British public believes (whether or not it's true is a different question) that they do not want American processed chicken or egg -- Whether it is PR or not, they believe it and don't want chlorinated chicken -- and the reason is not the chlorine itself but because the public and authorities believe that it is compensating for poor hygiene standards - such as dirty or crowded abattoirs. The UK food authorities were at the forefront of this

perhaps its protectionism of British poultry producers who can't compete with Americans, who knows

[FLT-bird]

As I’ve pointed out, there is no rational basis for such a ban. They’re eating other food subject to the same process right now. There is no scientific evidence from the US to support any claim that the process is unsafe.

IF they want to keep this in place in the teeth of all that, they can but there will obviously be a give and take. They’ll likely have to accept some American protectionist measure on something that they’d prefer not to see in place. That is the stuff of negotiation. It doesn’t have to be that complicated or take that long if both sides want a deal done.