Documents Expose TAFTA's Toxic Agenda
From Ring of Fire:
A controversial trade agreement being negotiated between the European Union (EU) and the United States could remove regulatory measures for toxic chemicals. According to a report released by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and ClientEarth, the trans-Atlantic chemical industry secretly proposed draft text for negotiators to consider including in the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA)/Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
According to a leaked document, the proposal, drafted by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) aims to use TAFTA/TTIP to “exploit regulatory differences between the two parties to slow regulatory developments at all levels, prevent the regulation of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and obstruct efforts to promote substitution of all harmful substances with safer alternatives,” CIEL reports.
Essentially, the chemical industry wants to decrease protections on toxic chemicals under the guise of improving regulatory differences. US industry groups have complained about stricter EU chemical laws, which the industry refers to as “trade barriers” rather than consumer protections.
You can read the full article here at Ring of Fire.
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