Handbags   (The sad, the bad and the ugly. Non-productive stuff here.)

Heard last night, (think it was on Newsnight) that it is essentially an issue of animal welfare, and if UK agrees, it will lead to trade which will put UK poultry-rearing at a competitive disadvantage.

Seems that here, both consumer and provider wish to retain our approach of keeping the animal healthy throughout its life, as opposed to rescuing a messy situation with antibiotics and bleach to render it safe to eat.