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Member states ‘in the dark’ over Commission’s talks with the US
11-Feb-2020 Euractiv
A group of EU member states are unhappy about the lack of information from the European Commission on the trade talks with the US and have expressed their “nervousness” about what could be in the deal.
CETA puts pressure on precautionary principle, glyphosate implicated
6-Feb-2020 Arc2020
The changes joint committees are allowed to make to the CETA-text are in effect very far-reaching and at the same time binding, so they take up the role of legislator.
EU ban on US chicken and ’hormone-treated beef’ should be revisited - US Agriculture Secretary
28-Jan-2020 Sputnik
Concerns that a previous EU-US trade deal was anti-democratic and would lower food safety, labour and environmental standards resulted in in mass protests in Germany, Austria and France in 2015.
Is Canada on losing end of CETA free trade agreement with EU?
27-Jan-2020 France 24
In Canada, farmers criticise the non-tariff barriers imposed by the EU and say the win-win deal that was promised is taking too long to materialise.
Trump’s ’massive’ US-UK trade deal faces big hurdles
27-Jan-2020 Reuters
Britain is the United States’ closest ally but their long friendship may be sorely tested as the two countries try to forge a new trade agreement.
UK tells Trump that American chicken is still off the menu
10-Jan-2020 Bloomberg
US chicken imports offend British sanitary sensibilities. Not just for the safety of people who ingest it, but mainly because the process compensates for less stringent health standards.
Leaked: Liz Truss’ department will push to weaken food standards for US trade deal
11-Oct-2019 Unearthed
Internal ministerial briefing for Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers warns post-Brexit trade agreements could ‘irreparably damage’ environment and public health.
Canada-EU beef trade deal not working as well as hoped
8-Oct-2019 CBC
European health standards too costly and complicated for Albertan beef exporters.
Science on safety of chlorinated chicken ’misunderstood’
13-Sep-2019 The Guardian
Government’s assurances that there are no health problems are misleading, say food policy experts.
CETA raises questions over transparency of meat labelling
23-Aug-2019 Food Navigator
CETA raises many questions and it is up to food businesses to comply with various requirements, in order to highlight their products and provide accurate information.
Trade agreement between Brazil and United States will not include free-trade
21-Aug-2019 Folha de S.Paulo
Officials participating in the negotiations say the deal not only involves taxes, but also non-tariff and investment issues.
New NAFTA limits labeling for food and workplace chemicals
26-Jun-2019 IATP
A major focus throughout the agreement is an obvious effort to limit information provided to consumers and workers about food ingredients and nutrition, as well as the chemicals used in agriculture, consumer products and workplaces.
Why the new US-EU trade talks may be doomed before they even start
9-May-2019 Fortune
That’s in part because of a long-running catch 22: the US won’t contemplate a deal that doesn’t include agricultural goods, and the EU, keen to protect its own farmers and maintain food standards, refuses to allow a deal that does include them.
C’est bon: French politicians check out Alberta cattle ranch
23-Apr-2019 Alberta Farmer Express
Bringing European officials to cattle country is part of a multi-pronged effort to sell beef to the EU.
Food standards on the menu at US-EU talks
16-Apr-2019 IATP
The US negotiating objectives clearly intend to cover agriculture broadly. One of the trade negotiation mandates adopted by the EU addresses domestic regulatory changes which does not exclude agriculture.
UK will be forced to accept US food standards in a Brexit trade deal with Trump, warns former trade chief
25-Mar-2019 Business Insider
The UK will be forced to accept US demands for the UK to change its food safety standards if it enters into a post-Brexit trade deal with the Trump administration
Sacu, Mozambique fail to reach agreement to cushion Brexit impact
19-Mar-2019 Business Report
Issue with “cumulation,” which relates to certificates of origin required by exporters to both regions and differences in relation to timeframes for the continued recognition of sanitary and phytosanitary import requirements are not resolved.
US ambassador defends farming record on chicken and beef
7-Mar-2019 BBC
The UK should accept American meat as part of a post-Brexit trade deal, says US ambassador to the UK .
Concern over food safety as US seeks greater access to UK markets
1-Mar-2019 The Guardian
US sets out aims for post-Brexit trade deal amid fears about chicken and beef standards.
USDA to send trade mission in April
21-Feb-2019 Taipei Times
The US has long criticized Taiwan’s zero-tolerance policy regarding meat product imports and views Taiwan’s ractopamine ban as a trade barrier.