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Rehabilitating protection and resituating trade agreements
12-Apr-2021 The Hill
Recent calls for the US to launch a trade dispute over Mexico’s proposed decree to ban glyphosate and the planting and importation of GM corn mischaracterize the science on glyphosate, the decree and the role of US trade policy.
Stopping the race to the bottom in trade policy
23-Mar-2021 The American Prospect
Agribusiness giant Bayer/Monsanto claims that Mexico’s proposed restrictions on the active ingredient in its Roundup herbicide violate the country’s trade agreement with the US.
Brazil and Britain sign "Poison Memorandum"
19-Feb-2021 Brasil Wire
Brazil and the United Kingdom created a joint committee to facilitate the relationship in agribusiness.
Revealed: Monsanto owner and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban
16-Feb-2021 The Guardian
Internal USTR communications lay out how the agrochemical industry is “pushing” for the US to fold this issue into the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
The EU-Mercosur agreement: increasing pesticide use and GMOs, and undermining healthy food production and standards
8-Dec-2020 IATP
The EU-Mercosur agreement is inconsistent with the EU’s recently announced Farm-to-Fork Strategy, which aims to dramatically reduce pesticide use and completely ban any residue on food of pesticides not registered for use in the EU.
It’s not just chlorinated chickens: there’s still nothing appetising about a UK-US trade deal
13-Nov-2020 The Guardian
How America’s low-welfare standards could wreck the UK’s farming and food industry.
Campaigners in last-ditch push to protect farming standards post-Brexit
12-Oct-2020 The Guardian
Farmers say UK food safety and animal welfare could be compromised as agriculture bill returns to parliament
It’s not just about the chlorinated chicken – the potential dangers of an UK-US trade deal
15-Sep-2020 Left Foot Forward
Panelists highlighted the risks a UK-US trade deal posed to food standards, workers’ rights and the environment.
Taiwan opposition pushes pork referendum, could threaten US trade deal
7-Sep-2020 Reuters
Taiwan’s main opposition party began a push for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on US pork imports, which if passed could threaten a long-mooted free trade deal with the US.
US to launch new annual economic dialogue with Taiwan
1-Sep-2020 Focus Taiwan
The United States will hold a new annual senior-level economic dialogue with Taiwan to strengthen bilateral economic ties, after Taiwan pledged last week it would open its market to previously banned categories of American pork and beef.
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.