"Generally speaking, American-raised chickens are bred in incredibly cramped conditions. Thousands of birds are literally stuffed inside massive warehouses and spend their lives standing, sleeping, and eating in their own waste. It makes sense then, that the meat picks up a lot of pathogens. After the chickens are slaughtered, they?re washed in chlorine to rid them of some of nastiest germs. The European Union is not having it. Convinced the process is dangerous to humans because the chlorine likely lingers in the meat, they?ve banned these chemical baths across the E.U. They?ve also banned the chlorine-bathed chicken from the U.S., to boot."
These American Meat Products Are Banned AbroadÂ*|Â*The Daily Meal