Chicken safety fear as chlorine washing fails bacteria tests
by Jay Rayner from on (#3R1WQ)
British microbiologists find that American technique at heart of Brexit trade row does not kill listeria and salmonella
The chlorine washing of food, the controversial "cleaning" technique used by many US poultry producers who want access to the British market post-Brexit, does not remove contaminants, a new study has found.
The investigation, by a team of microbiologists from Southampton University and published in the US journal mBio, found that bacilli such as listeria and salmonella remain completely active after chlorine washing. The process merely makes it impossible to culture them in the lab, giving the false impression that the chlorine washing has been effective.
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