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Farmers call for UK animal welfare rules to be upheld in Gulf states deal
18-Jun-2025 The Guardian
PM urged to ensure £1.6bn trade agreement does not undermine industry with influx of lower-welfare meat.
EU and Ukraine preparing to negotiate new trade agreement – Polish minister
27-May-2025 MSN
Ukraine and the EU are preparing for negotiations on a new trade agreement. The Polish minister emphasized the need for Ukraine’s agricultural sector to comply with European standards.
Chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef not crucial to UK trade deal, US suggests
14-May-2025 The Guardian
US agriculture secretary says country is moving away from both methods of production, illegal in UK and EU.
Sir Keir Starmer’s EU Brexit reset could sink UK’s hopes of free trade deal, US warns
30-Apr-2025 The Telegraph
British negotiators are understood to be close to signing an agreement that would align UK food and veterinary standards with the EU’s rulebook.
’No hormones please, we’re British beef farmers’
17-Apr-2025 BBC
As talk of a trade deal between America and the UK hots up, farmers on this side of the Atlantic have warned ministers not to dilute British food standards, saying the use of hormones in particular cannot be accepted.
The return of the chlorinated chicken? Trump administration uses tariffs to push for radical EU deregulation
9-Apr-2025 CEO
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro stated that non-tariff barriers, including food safety regulations, are "orders of magnitude" more important than EU tariff rates.
Belgium will reject EU-Mercosur trade agreement ’without binding mirror clauses’
15-Nov-2024 The Brussels Times
The Belgian Government will not support the EU-Mercosur trade agreement without strict "mirror clauses", outgoing Agriculture Minister David Clarinval announced.
EU-Mercosur trade deal likely to fail both consumers and farmers on sustainability goals
13-Nov-2024 BEUC
The deal is likely to fail to safeguard consumer interests and align with the EU’s sustainability goals.
UK Lawmakers Slam ‘Lack of Clarity’ on Major Trade Deal Benefits
19-Feb-2024 Bloomberg
British lawmakers said the benefits of the UK’s accession to a major trans-Pacific trading bloc are unclear
UK walks away from trade talks with Canada
26-Jan-2024 CBC
Sticking points include how much access UK producers should have to the Canadian cheese market and harmonisation of food standards.
Low-welfare eggs from caged hens imported to UK in ‘staggering’ numbers
24-Oct-2023 The Guardian
Concerns grow that post-Brexit trade deals could lead to further decline in quality as battery farm eggs are reintroduced.
Canadian cattle groups say ’no’ to UK’s entry into CPTPP
3-Oct-2023 Farmers Weekly
The Canadian meat industry has launched a campaign demanding its government block the UK’s accession to a new trans-Pacific trade deal unless it accepts imports of Canadian hormone-fed beef.
India may find the going tough in FTA talks with UK on agri front
26-Apr-2023 The Hindu BusinessLine
House of Commons panel wants pesticide residue norms undiluted, cut in dairy, alcohol tariffs.
EU-Mercosur: Banned pesticides found on Brazilian limes in EU
21-Apr-2023 Greenpeace
A Greenpeace Germany study of Brazilian limes sold in the EU has found residues of several pesticides, some of them banned for use in Europe.
Free trade deal with Mexico discussion and animal welfare
24-Mar-2023 The Scottish Farmer
Claims that beef imported from Mexico has a lower carbon footprint than UK-reared beef are ‘B-word’, an environment minister has said.
Macron says the EU-Mercosur deal cannot fly without ‘mirror clauses’
27-Feb-2023 Euractiv
There can be no EU-Mercosur deal without mirror clauses that would force producers from both sides of the world to respect the same environmental and health standards, French President Emmanuel Macron told farmers in Paris this weekend.
Canadian beef sector marks five years of CETA
20-Oct-2022 Empire Advance
The Canadian Cattle Association representatives visited Brussels to discuss solutions to address the regulatory obstacles.
CETA: An attack on health, the environment, consumer protection and democracy
30-Sep-2022 Foodwatch
The trade agreement disempowers the European Parliament and strengthens the influence of corporations.
CETA still not fully delivering
30-Sep-2022 The Western Producer
The Canadian agriculture sector wants the federal government to make progress on removing technical barriers, five years after the deal was signed.
Agricultural trade and standards within the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
12-Sep-2022 IATP
Within the trade pillar, it seems very likely that discussions on agriculture will focus on market access and the non-tariff issues, such as Technical Barriers to Trade and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.