I must begin this review with a confession. I had no idea that many of the chickens sold in supermarkets in the United States have been bathed in chlorine. I know all about hormone-enhanced beef and genetically tricked veggies. But somehow I missed the memo on the chlorinated chickens, many of which I have eaten, and many more I’m condemned to bake and braise in the future.
Europeans find the idea of American-style “chicken in chlorine sauce” disgusting, and they fear that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) would end up putting such chickens on their dinner table. TTIP is a huge trade agreement that’s been under negotiation by Europe and the United States since 2013. TTIP should not be confused with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which is an agreement between 12 Pacific Rim countries including the United States. The left in the US (Bernie Sanders and many others) are far more worried about TPP, and the left in Europe are far more worried about TTIP…
