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Pig farmers protest government move to ease imported pork restrictions
31-Aug-2020 Focus Taiwan
Some 200 pig farmers and workers staged a protest in front of the Yunlin County government building to oppose the central government’s decision to allow imports of US pork containing the controversial veterinary drug ractopamine.
Taiwan paves way for US trade deal by easing pork, beef imports
31-Aug-2020 Reuters
Taiwan paved the way for an eventual free trade deal with the United States by announcing an easing of restrictions on the import of US beef and pork.
Why food blocks a British-American trade deal: It’s a pig of a problem
10-Aug-2020 The Economist
America regards Brexit as an opportunity to export pork and chicken, among other foods, across the Atlantic. Many Britons do not like that idea.
US trade deal ’could pose greatest risk to UK food since BSE crisis’
15-Jun-2020 Sky News
Consumer group Which? is warning the government not to allow in chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef.
Cabinet unrest over U-turn on animal welfare in US trade talks
8-Jun-2020 The Guardian
Leaked letter instructs ministers to have ‘no specific policy’ on the issue.
Government ready to open British markets to chlorinated chicken for US trade deal
5-Jun-2020 The Independent
The move would represent a significant loosening of the current situation where complying with high European welfare and sanitary standards for food are a requirement across a wide range of foods.
Trade war: UK government blasted for ’unacceptable’ aspect of US trade negotiations
29-May-2020 Express
The UK Department for International Trade has been blasted for its claims that the UK has enough trading clout to assert itself in US trade talks, amid concerns.
Revealed: US meat lobby working to ditch chlorinated chicken ban in UK trade talks
15-May-2020 Unearthed
A powerful lobby group representing the United States’ largest chicken producers is working to demand that a post-Brexit trade deal eliminates the UK’s ban on chlorinated chicken imports.
Divisions open over ‘lower agriculture standards’ in future US-UK pact
15-May-2020 Euractiv
The UK government is preparing to offer increased access to the UK market for US agriculture exports and possibly lower the bar on environmental and health standards.
A fast track to weaker food standards
20-Mar-2020 CEO
Will the EU concede to the demands of US negotiators on food standards? The Commission can in fact circumvent the mandate by using other methods that make it much easier to weaken standards.
Poultry state congressmen pressure trade talks to get American chicken into UK
19-Mar-2020 Food Safety News
The mostly poultry state congressmen outlined the trade barriers U.S. producers currently face and called for the inclusion of US poultry products in any new US-UK trade agreement.
Chlorinated chicken and hormone-grown beef? What a UK-US trade deal could mean for your diet
11-Mar-2020 CNBC
Some of the most controversial issues include chlorinated chicken, potassium bromate and hormones.
EU: mini US deal will only tackle regulatory barriers
10-Mar-2020 Politico
The European Union is prepared to lower barriers for US agricultural goods such as GMOs as part of a mini trade deal, but don’t expect bigger concessions like cutting tariffs or changing EU laws, an EU official said.
Public fear Trump trade deal food standards
27-Feb-2020 The Ecologist
Most people are worried about meat quality standards being lowered in a future trade deal with the United States, a new survey suggests.
There’s nothing “mini” about the US plan to unravel Europe’s precautionary principle
26-Feb-2020 IATP
US trade negotiators, Agriculture Secretary, and American farm interests have all been crystal clear: the precautionary principle must go, and now is the time to finally axe it.
Embracing technology to feed a growing world
25-Feb-2020 Euractiv
It is time for America and Europe to embrace innovation and technology in a safe, sustainable agriculture, says US Secretary of Agriculture.
EU demands UK keep chlorinated chicken ban to get trade deal
25-Feb-2020 The Guardian
Clause in negotiating mandate for Michel Barnier will create hurdle to US-UK deal.
US statement at the EU trade policy review
21-Feb-2020 US Mission to International Organizations in Geneva
The US is troubled by the EU’s non-tariff barriers that impede the use of modern agricultural tools and technologies such as biotechnology, veterinary drugs and pathogen reduction treatments.
Canada using CETA to attack European food safety rules, new documents reveal
12-Feb-2020 Council of Canadians
New documents reveal that Canadian regulators have been using the agreement to weaken European food safety regulations.
As Trump takes aim at EU trade, European officials brace for fight
12-Feb-2020 Reuters
A scaled-down deal could include European apples and pears, US seafood, and food safety standards.