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Agriculture Bill Vote in House of Commons Hinges on U.K. Food Standards | Eater London

"On 4 November the Agriculture Bill is scheduled to return to this legislative chamber; the debate centers on whether post‑Brexit trade deals will be allowed to include food that doesn't meet U.K. standards. The Conservative government has recently pledged not to permit chlorinated chicken or hormone‑injected beef in any deal, but its earlier backsliding—including voting down amendments in October that would have enshrined such protections in law—has left critics skeptical of the new assurances. The National Farmers’ Union, which sits on the new Trade and Agriculture Commission, called the pledge and the commission’s proposed statutory status a “landmark moment” for the countryside and the nation’s food, and the commission will produce a report for lawmakers on the impact of any post‑Brexit trade agreements." - James Hansen