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Boris Johnson slams ‘America- bashers’ for spreading 'mumbo-jumbo' fears about US food standards
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Posted on 02/03/2020 7:47:49 AM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan

Boris Johnson today slammed 'mumbo-jumbo' fears about US food standards and NHS interference - as he insisted Britain will be the superhero of free trade.

The PM shrugged off 'hysteria' over issues like chlorinated chicken, joking that he thought Americans looked 'pretty well nourished'.

He said Britain's approach would be based on 'science', although he stressed that other countries will have to accept that the UK will not slash standards or compromise animal welfare.

The comments came as Mr Johnson delivered a keynote speech pledging to make the country a beacon for free trade now it has left the EU.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: boris; brexit; britain; uk
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To: miss marmelstein

Meanwhile, UK beef is why I can’t donate blood.


21 posted on 02/03/2020 8:32:04 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: rktman

I think the UK is worried about where they will get their mislabeled horse meat from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_horse_meat_scandal


22 posted on 02/03/2020 8:33:48 AM PST by sloanrb
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

This brouhaha from the nation where Mad Cow disease got its start?


23 posted on 02/03/2020 8:34:20 AM PST by ASOC (Having humility really means one is rarely humiliated)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

Hershey’s is crime against chocolate.


24 posted on 02/03/2020 8:47:26 AM PST by nwrep
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To: butlerweave
"cook bacon and then fry bread in the fat"

How about making a Chip Butty with that fried bread....
25 posted on 02/03/2020 8:50:09 AM PST by indthkr
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To: ASOC
"This brouhaha from the nation where Mad Cow disease got its start?"

They've also had a big problem with badgers transmitting TB to their cow population.

26 posted on 02/03/2020 8:55:51 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

“Mumbo Jumbo’’? Is that the same as ‘’malarkey’’? What’s the dope here? They’re all screwy I tell ya! A couple of real 8 balls.


27 posted on 02/03/2020 8:57:24 AM PST by jmacusa ("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?)
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To: miss marmelstein

And Walmart. Brits in America are obsessed with Walmart. They think it’s Shangri-La or something. And free drink refills. They’re over the moon about that too.


28 posted on 02/03/2020 9:01:30 AM PST by jmacusa ("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?)
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To: mewzilla

Same here! Can’t donate.


29 posted on 02/03/2020 10:00:57 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Spotted Dick.

I rest my case.

30 posted on 02/03/2020 10:03:31 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: jmacusa

Maybe at Walmart they can get their Ribena and Jammie Dodgers at a cheaper price than regular supermarkets. Happy New Year if I haven’t wished it to you already!


31 posted on 02/03/2020 10:03:45 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

Sorry, but you clearly know nothing about contemporary food culture in the UK. Yes, you can still eat badly here -as you can anywhere: but equally you can now eat as well here as anywhere - and I’m not talking just about being able to find good food from other cultures. The best food in Britain, like the best food in the U.S., is a fusion of influences from many sources: not least the rediscovery and revival of the historic traditions of English, Scots and Welsh cookery which had become lost in mass-market debasement during the 20th century.


32 posted on 02/03/2020 10:29:32 AM PST by Winniesboy
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

The issue is that European farmers don’t want to compete with U.S. agriculture. The euros whip up hysteria about nonsensical issues to stoke fear and justify non-tariff trade barriers to keep U.S. food products out. One simple solution would be for the U.S. and Europe (and Japan and other sophisticated countries) to recognize that all the advanced countries have quite elaborate food safety regimes, and to grant complete reciprocity. If you can sell something legally in the U.S., you should be able to sell it in Europe and vice versa. Let consumers buy what they want at the store. If we did that, most European farmers would be out of business in about a week.


33 posted on 02/03/2020 10:41:31 AM PST by sphinx
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To: sphinx

I watch a lot of YouTube videos featuring big farming.

It is easy to see that European farmers can’t possibly compete against the American Farmer.

I’m not blaming the European farmer, but they are so saddled with what appears to be nonsensical practices that I think are forced upon them that they just aren’t very productive.


34 posted on 02/03/2020 10:52:37 AM PST by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: miss marmelstein

Thank you dear.


35 posted on 02/03/2020 10:59:03 AM PST by jmacusa ("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?)
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To: Billthedrill
Yep, Brits know great food!


36 posted on 02/03/2020 11:38:22 AM PST by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: polymuser

37 posted on 02/03/2020 11:40:02 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Wow! And only 803 kiloJoules!


38 posted on 02/03/2020 12:50:48 PM PST by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: Winniesboy

Sorry but I do...I went there on business.


39 posted on 02/03/2020 4:52:14 PM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (Congress is not made up of leaders however they are representatives of their voters.)
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

London actually does have some good restaurants. It’s just that none of them serve British food.


40 posted on 02/03/2020 8:02:34 PM PST by GaryCrow
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