On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 13:52:25 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 12:35:48 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>
>> >In article >,
>> says...
>> >>
>> >> The sad thing is also that there are people who buy these eggs. Really
>> >> basic creatures who only think of money.
>> >
>> > Chicken-farm conditions have long been a big issue to consumers in
>> >the UK poultry market.Years ago the big UK supermarket chains banned
>> >all battery-cage eggs from their stores.
>> >
>> >http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/articl...idl-morrisons-
>> >pledging-stop-using-eggs-caged-hens/1404007
>>
>> The UK and the EU are way ahead of the US when it comes to the
>> treatment of chickens (and probably all other animals).
>
> Our animal welfare and food safety regulations currently prohibit
>American ( synthetic hormone and feedlot raised) beef, chlorine-washed
>poultry and crops grown using US-permitted toxic chemicals banned in
>Europe. I hope we stick with those standards post-Brexit.
>
>https://www.theguardian.com/environm...tain-us-trade-
>deal-gm-food-eu-rules

The UK is desperate for a new trading buddy now that they broke up
with the EU, so your standards might start slipping to the point that
you'll accept American tortured chicken meat.