Food chiefs are to allow in chickens washed in peroxyacetic acid ( PAA ) Experts fear the practice could be aiding the spread of superbugs . The Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra) has been asked by a group of food experts to consider allowing chicken washing with an alternative disinfectant after it emerged that some birds were being Others say trade links with the USA are being put ahead of safety . European Food Safety Authority has ruled that PAA is not toxic to humans .
Food chiefs are to allow in chickens washed in peroxyacetic acid ( PAA ) Experts fear the practice could be aiding the spread of superbugs . Consumer groups have also warned that shoppers do n't like the idea . Others say trade links with the USA are being put ahead of safety . European Food Safety Authority has ruled that PAA is not toxic to humans .