Access to cheaper and tastier food for consumers=/=industry rights. First thing all these Euro youtubers that are becoming famous in Brazil do is praise how much better our food is.
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How will the agreement protect European standards, including food safety standards?
The EU's sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards are non-negotiable and are not affected by this partnership agreement or any other trade agreement. The decisions that the EU takes to protect its production and its consumers from imported products are underpinned by risk assessments, which are performed by the European Food Safety Authority.
- EU stringent SPS standards will not change
- The agreement does not affect or undermine EU sanitary and SPS standards because these are not negotiable, including on genetically modified organisms (GMOs);
- The EU maintains its right to set maximum levels of residues for pesticides, veterinary medicines or contaminants.
- The EU remains free to regulate food safety
- The EU remains fully independent in regulating new SPS standards in the interest of EU citizens' health;
- The agreement includes the 'precautionary principle', allowing us to take measures to protect the health of EU citizens when the scientific evidence on whether imported food is safe or not is inconclusive. This is expressly mentioned in the chapter on trade and sustainable development.
- All imported food must comply with the EU's sanitary and phytosanitary standards
- EU rules apply to all products sold in the EU, whether produced domestically or imported;
- Our robust system of checks allows us to make sure that EU rules are respected.
Thanks to the agreement, the EU and Mercosur will work more closely with each other, including in the international standard-setting bodies.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_24_6245
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