EU plan may aid US poultry sales

The European Commission has proposed accepting poultry treated with anti-bacterial chemicals, which could reopen the EU market to US poultry.

The Commission set out strict conditions for the chemical treatment, and the plan must still be considered by experts from the EU member states.

US chicken has been banned from sale in the EU for 11 years because a chlorine rinse is used on the meat in the US.

The Commission has set out treatment and labelling procedures for poultry.

The proposal, published on Wednesday, also calls for a mandatory scientific review of the procedures after two years, if the EU implements the plan.