Several trade associations have called on European policymakers to reconsider the EU-Mercosur trade deal following findings from an audit in Brazil.
The EU-Mercosur deal is an agreement between the European Union and Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
A recently published audit report by DG Sante revealed Brazil’s issues in meeting
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A number of UK consumers could be willing to pay more to avoid food made using production methods common in the United States but banned in Europe.
Research from the School of Economics at the University of Kent, the University of Reading and IHS Markit, found that UK consumers highly
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The second round of trade talks between the United States and United Kingdom has ended with food standards, including safety, still high on the agenda.
Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) took place from June 15 to 26 with the next session planned for the end of July. They
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A parliamentary committee in the United Kingdom has put forward an amendment to the Agriculture Bill to protect food standards.
Members of the cross-party Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee made the move after a hearing with representatives from the agriculture, animal welfare and trade sectors this week.
Members
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More than four fifths of people are concerned about laws on meat quality standards being relaxed so trade deals can be secured with the United States and other countries, according to Unison, a union in the United Kingdom.
Unison commissioned a survey amid reports about imports of chicken washed in
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