Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on May 31, 2020 12:31:47 GMT
|
|
|
Post by grinch on May 31, 2020 15:34:12 GMT
Don’t usually post in this section of the boards, but if a second wave/spike does occur (which frankly seems inevitable at this point) then do make sure to all look after yourselves.
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 2, 2020 8:13:47 GMT
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 3, 2020 10:06:20 GMT
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 3, 2020 18:46:35 GMT
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 4, 2020 18:02:01 GMT
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 6, 2020 8:10:24 GMT
What a surprise. In other words, not a surprise at all.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2020 9:57:17 GMT
What a surprise. In other words, not a surprise at all. We've got plenty of chickens here. People look at the source labels before buying too when getting fresh meat or poultry. Then again a decent sized free range or corn-fed chicken is currently nearly £12. If it provides more options further down the food chain, such as frozen and fast foods, then better nutrition becomes more affordable to those on low incomes or large families to feed.
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 6, 2020 10:21:26 GMT
What a surprise. In other words, not a surprise at all. We've got plenty of chickens here. People look at the source labels before buying too when getting fresh meat or poultry. Then again a decent sized free range or corn-fed chicken is currently nearly £12. If it provides more options further down the food chain, such as frozen and fast foods, then better nutrition becomes more affordable to those on low incomes or large families to feed. The Government pledged to keep chlorinated chicken out of the UK, now they are backtracking. It appears that if this deal goes ahead US food suppliers can bypass the regulations that domestic farmers have to adhere to. There are 82 different pesticides used in the US that are banned in the EU & UK. It cannot be right that as part of a post-Brexit deal the US can freely import produce that would be illegal for UK farmers to produce in the same way. If it is cheaper than UK chicken it will inevitably lead to an uncompetitive market that will have serious impact on the livelihood of UK farmers. Why would supermarkets buy from UK farmers when they can get it cheaper from US imports? What guarantee is there that it will be properly labelled? To suggest that "better nutrition becomes more affordable to those on low income" is at best naive. & if the Government have backtracked on this then what next? The NHS?
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 6, 2020 11:13:51 GMT
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2020 11:20:18 GMT
We've got plenty of chickens here. People look at the source labels before buying too when getting fresh meat or poultry. Then again a decent sized free range or corn-fed chicken is currently nearly £12. If it provides more options further down the food chain, such as frozen and fast foods, then better nutrition becomes more affordable to those on low incomes or large families to feed. The Government pledged to keep chlorinated chicken out of the UK, now they are backtracking. It appears that if this deal goes ahead US food suppliers can bypass the regulations that domestic farmers have to adhere to. There are 82 different pesticides used in the US that are banned in the EU & UK. It cannot be right that as part of a post-Brexit deal the US can freely import produce that would be illegal for UK farmers to produce in the same way. If it is cheaper than UK chicken it will inevitably lead to an uncompetitive market that will have serious impact on the livelihood of UK farmers. Why would supermarkets buy from UK farmers when they can get it cheaper from US imports? What guarantee is there that it will be properly labelled? To suggest that "better nutrition becomes more affordable to those on low income" is at best naive. & if the Government have backtracked on this then what next? The NHS? Go on, have a read ( it broadens the mind): www.spectator.co.uk/article/ignore-the-scare-stories-from-remainers-over-chlorinated-chicken
|
|
|
Post by sherlock on Jun 6, 2020 11:39:44 GMT
The Government pledged to keep chlorinated chicken out of the UK, now they are backtracking. It appears that if this deal goes ahead US food suppliers can bypass the regulations that domestic farmers have to adhere to. There are 82 different pesticides used in the US that are banned in the EU & UK. It cannot be right that as part of a post-Brexit deal the US can freely import produce that would be illegal for UK farmers to produce in the same way. If it is cheaper than UK chicken it will inevitably lead to an uncompetitive market that will have serious impact on the livelihood of UK farmers. Why would supermarkets buy from UK farmers when they can get it cheaper from US imports? What guarantee is there that it will be properly labelled? To suggest that "better nutrition becomes more affordable to those on low income" is at best naive. & if the Government have backtracked on this then what next? The NHS? Go on, have a read ( it broadens the mind): www.spectator.co.uk/article/ignore-the-scare-stories-from-remainers-over-chlorinated-chickenCurious that author doesn’t mention the potential impact in UK farming. Happily the NFU have since warned about in February. www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/25/farmers-pile-pressure-on-uk-government-over-chlorinated-chicken
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2020 11:43:55 GMT
He had no reason to do so as it was not the subject of the piece. He did however mention the 20% price differential over EU Chicken. And the Salmonela issue.
|
|
|
Post by sherlock on Jun 6, 2020 11:51:03 GMT
He had no reason to do so as it was not the subject of the piece. He did however mention the 20% price differential over EU Chicken. And the Salmonela issue. I’d say he had every reason to do so. When discussing the potential import of goods into the UK market, it’s certainly important to consider the potential impact on the domestic producers of said goods, and according to the NFU that impact would not be positive. After years of campaigns to get people to buy British, I find it curious the government now seems so willing to throw the farming industry under the bus here.
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 6, 2020 11:53:22 GMT
Indeed, & interesting that it's a 3 year old article (which I had already read ages ago but thanks for the tip daver about how reading broadens the mind) as such no mention of the fact that the government stated that they will not allow chlorinated chickens into the UK food market but have now reversed their point of view.
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 6, 2020 14:57:41 GMT
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 7, 2020 15:00:20 GMT
What on earth is going on with this government? What on earth does Cummings know about Boris Johnson that he is so protected & those that don't support him are allegedly faced with being sacked?
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 9, 2020 12:37:07 GMT
|
|
|
Post by grinch on Jun 9, 2020 12:40:46 GMT
No malice intended whatsoever in this question johnhurtdoctor, merely curious to hear your opinion. Do you think it’s likely we’ll get a second wave?
|
|
|
Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 9, 2020 14:08:23 GMT
No malice intended whatsoever in this question johnhurtdoctor, merely curious to hear your opinion. Do you think it’s likely we’ll get a second wave? I hope not, but it looks likely to me given the way things are going.
|
|