Did You Know? Most Grocery Store Chicken Is Soaked in Chemicals Banned in Other Countries
U.S. regulations don’t require chicken processors to tell consumers if they use chemical washes or antimicrobial treatments. But industrially produced chicken is often soaked in chemical baths, including chlorine solutions — a practice banned in the European Union since 1997. Chlorine-washed chicken may absorb chemical residues through its porous muscle tissue, which raises safety concerns.
