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UK must accept US food standards in trade deal, says a nobody

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  • Platypus
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    imagine replacing imports from across the English channel to across the Atlantic ocean. Hum dinging. Sweating poultry sailing across the Atlantic on its 2-week journey not to mention the carbon footprint.

    Historians will write tales of these days as our grandchildren look onwards in disbelief.
    You are poorly informed on this subject. I'll refrain from calling you a dummy, but Chicken from the US is much likely much better than the tulip we get from:

    "Brazil and Thailand together account for around 86% of the chicken imported by the EU"

    EU rejects more poultry from Thailand, less from Brazil :: IEG Vu

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    American food standards have done this average American any harm!

    SimonMac?

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  • PCTNN
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Historians will write tales of these days as our grandchildren look onwards in disbelief.
    Planet earth will get rid of us sooner than that.

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  • scooterscot
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    Forgetting the minging chemical washed poultry.. imagine replacing imports from across the English channel to across the Atlantic ocean. Hum dinging. Sweating poultry sailing across the Atlantic on its 2-week journey not to mention the carbon footprint.

    Historians will write tales of these days as our grandchildren look onwards in disbelief.

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  • CryingSheep
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    I wonder what this even means? It's written in English and yet I don't understand it
    Apologies... I made you a draw, so I'm sure you will get it now!!!

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  • Platypus
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    Originally posted by CryingSheep View Post
    UK won't be in the EU anymore so it can't pick and choose and be granted special treatment like the class special kid no more! Now UK will have to play with the big boys and suck it up...
    I wonder what this even means? It's written in English and yet I don't understand it

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  • CryingSheep
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    UK won't be in the EU anymore so it can't pick and choose and be granted special treatment like the class special kid no more! Now UK will have to play with the big boys and suck it up...

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  • Eirikur
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    Originally posted by Platypussy View Post
    American food standards have done this average American any harm!

    Selfie?

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  • Platypus
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    American food standards have done this average American any harm!

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  • KinooOrKinog
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    He's called Zippy ffs..

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