Consequences Of Brexit [Part 8] Read First Post Before Posting

[tinfoilhat]

1 hour ago, RJRB said:

As I understand it one of the main concerns is in the rearing and processing of meat products.

Steroid injected beef cattle is accepted in the US,and whilst chlorine washed chicken is not considered harmful by many experts,it is only necessary because of the low standards in rearing poultry which increases the risk of harmful bugs reaching the consumer.

I do believe that there is constant pressure to improve standards of food production in Europe and the UK and we do not need a backward step.

But we will get a backward step. One of the papers today were proudly proclaiming how we were going to get rid of EU standards. This is what we’ll get instead.

[altus]

1 hour ago, tinfoilhat said:

But we will get a backward step. One of the papers today were proudly proclaiming how we were going to get rid of EU standards. This is what we’ll get instead.

That's especially ironic given how much of a driving force we've been behind the creation of so many EU standards.

[RiffRaff]

And on a lighter note, Brexit or no, it's the equinox!

The days start lengthening from today...

[andyofborg]

7 hours ago, RiffRaff said:

And on a lighter note, Brexit or no, it's the equinox!

The days start lengthening from today...

actually, its the solstice 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ShwcA8KkkM

 

Edited December 22, 2019 by andyofborg

[apelike]

On 21/12/2019 at 18:50, tinfoilhat said:

But we will get a backward step. One of the papers today were proudly proclaiming how we were going to get rid of EU standards. This is what we’ll get instead.

Even with EU standards we have had; tainted olive oil, benzene in perrier water, dioxins in poultry feed, E.coli scare from contaminated imported beans, the horsemeat scandal, contaminated chicken eggs, salmonella in baby milk, unsafe Polish exported meat.

[Baron99]

Finally the realisation has started to kick in.  Pity it's taken over 3. 5 years. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7818815/amp/New-Commons-Speaker-Sir-Lindsay-Hoyle-vows-Big-Ben-chime-Britains-historic-EU-departure.html#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s

 

I'd make Bercow stand in the clock tower to get a front row view. 

 

[tinfoilhat]

1 hour ago, apelike said:

Even with EU standards we have had; tainted olive oil, benzene in perrier water, dioxins in poultry feed, E.coli scare from contaminated imported beans, the horsemeat scandal, contaminated chicken eggs, salmonella in baby milk, unsafe Polish exported meat.

But they were scandals because they shouldn't have happened, none of them. The defects book is what the americans are ALLOWED to get away with.

[RiffRaff]

12 hours ago, andyofborg said:

actually, its the solstice 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ShwcA8KkkM

 

Actually... you're right!

[Baron99]

14 hours ago, tinfoilhat said:

But they were scandals because they shouldn't have happened, none of them. The defects book is what the americans are ALLOWED to get away with.

But presumably, just like we've had for the past 40 odd years under the EU, as a consumer I can exercise my right & either except & buy an imported food product or seek out & buy the locally sourced alternative? 

 

I don't know about you but the chicken / turkey we always purchase comes from butchers who source meat as local as possible.  As far as I know, we've never eaten an EU chicken so I'm not about to start getting worked up regarding any US poultry that I'm never going to eat. 

 

Here's something to cheer everyone up. 

 

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/mr-stop-brexit-guy-on-the-future-of-brexit-1-6437320

 

You've got to admire his futile optimism. 

[ads36]

1 hour ago, Baron99 said:

As far as I know, we've never eaten an EU chicken

well, yes you have, obviously.

 

For one thing : we're in the EU.

 

and another : the 'local' produce you buy still has to comply with the regulations.

 

(thankfully)

1 hour ago, Baron99 said:

so I'm not about to start getting worked up regarding any US poultry that I'm never going to eat.

if we're going to accept lower standards on imported food, uk producers will be allowed to adopt the lower standards. (higher standards mean higher costs)

Edited December 23, 2019 by ads36