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NAFTA 2.0, junk food labeling and public health
12-May-2018 IATP
NAFTA 2.0 could effectively prevent all three governments from adopting some of the most effective public health policies to reduce obesity and prevent related health conditions.
Feeding obesity in Trump’s new NAFTA
3-Apr-2018 Bangor Daily News
This anti-labeling policy is unnecessary and inappropriate in a trade agreement, and it’s downright dangerous for our nation’s health.
Canada rejects US food packaging proposals in NAFTA talks
29-Mar-2018 Tele Trader
Canada’s chief representative stated that the proposals regarding food packaging brought up by the United States are not acceptable to his country, which wants to retain the ability to put warning labels on junk food to combat obesity.
Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) increased caloric intake in Canada
27-Mar-2018 Eurekalert
New study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine indicates these changes corresponded with increased US exports and investment in the Canadian food and beverage sector.
An example of regulatory chill
24-Mar-2018 Sold down the Yangtze
The case of Ethyl v. Canada.
In Nafta talks, US tries to limit junk food warning labels
21-Mar-2018 The New York Times
The contentious negotiations over the fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement have veered into one of the world’s most pressing health issues: fighting obesity.
Fears tobacco giants will use TPP to sue Australia over plain packaging as secrecy shrouds legal costs in Philip Morris case
12-Mar-2018 South China Morning Post
Political party says the newly signed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, which contains similar clauses to the Hong Kong deal, could prompt more costly challenges in The Hague
Slovakia payment to Dutch company overturned
7-Mar-2018 The Slovak Spectator
Slovakia will no longer have to compensate Achmea B.V., the shareholder of Union ZP health insurer, for €22 million in damage.
Case studies demonstrate EU member state protections threatened by CETA
7-Mar-2018 CIEL
Regulating in the public interest at risk if Member States ratify Canada-EU trade deal
Theresa May stokes fears NHS ’for sale’ in post-Brexit US trade deal after refusing to rule it out of Trump talks
8-Feb-2018 The Independent
No-one knows what US will set as ’their requirements for that free trade agreement’, Prime Minister tells MPs.
NAFTA will undermine health unless Canada resists monopolies on medicines
6-Feb-2018 Toronto Star
Time and again, Canadians reaffirm their belief in the basic principle of equitable access to health care for all. But the spirit of this very Canadian principle remains in peril as NAFTA negotiations forge ahead.
Quand Philip Morris empêche le Togo de lutter contre le tabagisme
5-Dec-2017 Franceinfo
Comment la simple menace d’un arbitrage international peut suffire à dissuader un pays de s’opposer aux intérêts d’une multinationale, c’est le "chilling effect".
CSOs challenge PH trade negotiators: Take Philippines out of RCEP!
7-Sep-2017 People over Profit
Philippine civil society groups and social movements stand together to oppose RCEP
Philip Morris: Tobacco giant ordered to compensate Australia
10-Jul-2017 BBC
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has been ordered to pay the Australian government millions of dollars after unsuccessfully suing the nation over its world-first plain-packaging laws.
Did free trade with U.S. undermine Canada’s public health?
4-Jul-2017 Medpage Today
NAFTA blamed for tripling Canadians’ consumption of high-fructose sweeteners.
Ten principles for trade
12-Jun-2017 Greenpeace
The current global trade and investment regime imposes high social and environmental costs on people and planet.
Avoid changing TPP-related laws that damage the health of Malaysians
22-May-2017 CAP
The Consumers’ Association of Penang calls on the Malaysian government not to make changes to the law relating to intellectual property rights to comply with the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
TRIPS flexibilities under threat from investment disputes: a closer look at Canada’s “win” against Eli Lilly
28-Apr-2017 IP Watch
Although Canada won in a unanimous decision, the ruling does not, however, guarantee domestic discretion going forward, contrary to the suggestion of some.
Trading with Trump – What we can expect from a UK-US trade deal
24-Apr-2017 Global Justice Now
A new briefing has outlined the likely elements of a UK-US trade deal and argues that it would contain more extreme forms of all the controversial elements of the deal that was being negotiated between the EU and the USA.
Corporate sovereignty used to bully Ukraine, Colombia and Italy for protecting public health and the environment
21-Apr-2017 Tech Dirt
ISDS is an attempt to remove the risk of investment from companies, and place it squarely on the public’s shoulders, without any quid pro quo.