The UK government is being pressured to reject calls to negotiate on its food standards following an announcement by the US White House that its recently introduced tariff measures, which levy 10% on all British imports, are partly predicated on the UK’s ban on certain chicken and beef products. According to an official White House fact sheet released alongside President Donald Trump’s full tariff announcement, these standards, including bans on chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef, negatively impact the US meat industry.