EU: zorgen om voedselveiligheid en etikettering vanwege TTIP

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement is coming to the closing stages of negotiations, but it has left many in the food industry around Europe worried. Concerns about food safety, imports of incorrectly labelled GMOs, and threats to protected food terms are all high on the agenda with opponents.
For European food manufacturing and the wider food market, opponents are worried that the deal will lead to a mass US influx of food that is below EU standards, and safety, causing potential harm to animals and the general public. A number of NGO’s raise concerns that trade interests will be put before food safety in the TTIP (Foodingredientsfirst.com, 3 maart 2015).
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