Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Lowest Common Denominator. How the Proposed EU-US Trade Deal Will Lower Protection From Toxic Pesticides.

Centre for International Environmental Law
Ground sprayer. PinP photo.
A new analysis exposes how the American and European pesticide industry is using ongoing EU-US trade negotiations to lower human health and environmental standards in order to increase trade in toxic pesticides. Details here.

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