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Wait, what, chlorine-rinsed chicken?

• pcrh 12y ago
  This refers to the practice of dipping freshly butchered chickens in chlorine to kill salmonella bacteria. In Europe they vaccinate the chickens instead.
  • alkonaut 12y ago
    In a few countries (e.g. Sweden) there is neither vaccination nor any antibacterial treatment of the meat. And salmonella is nearly a non-issue. Climate may be a factor, but probably not the only factor. imho if we allow "cheap" treatments such as vaccination or preventive antibiotics, that also means we allow a cheaper way of keeping your animals healthy (cheaper than rigorous routines for hygiene/disease control/animal separation). if it's allowed to do so, it's a competitive edge, so it becomes standard practice.