politics

The concern here, though, is not precisely that chicken is washed with chlorine, but rather the conditions under which it is farmed. And chlorine can make food-borne pathogens undetectable, which results in lower microbial counts in testing, but doesn't actually kill them.

cognitive science, functional contextualism, tattarrattat

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/03/buy-us-chlorine-washed-chicken-if-you-want-lower-tariffs/

“they hate our beautiful beef” has some poetic touch to it though

I think it's just cheaper (in the short term) to blame others for “unfair standards” and continue with the business than to work on improving your own quality standards.

He wants the rest of the world to be as unhealthy as America.