Not only farmers but also EU consumer organizations are appealing the EU-Mercosur agreement

Published 2024년 12월 6일

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The EU-Mercosur agreement, which aims to increase trade in goods like meat, is under fire for potentially undermining animal welfare standards. The Banga-Union de Consumidores (BEUC) and other consumer organizations have expressed concern that the agreement does not ensure that imported products meet the same animal welfare and food safety standards as those produced in the EU. The suspension of Brazilian beef imports due to hormone use and the conflict with the EU's Green Deal complete the list of criticisms. The agreement is facing opposition, especially from France and Poland, but its final form is yet to be agreed upon by the EU member states.

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EU-Mercosur agreement. What about animal welfare? This is due to the fact that the EU does not have regulations on import requirements in relation to specific points, including animal welfare. - However, consumers assume that products imported to the EU will meet high EU standards in terms of both food safety and animal welfare or respect for the environment, but this is not the case - said Lea Auffret, head of international affairs at BEUC, an organization that brings together EU consumer organizations. The EU has not developed appropriate regulations to guarantee the same level of standards between products from Mercosur and the EU The expert assessed that the problem lies not so much in the agreement with Mercosur itself, but in the fact that the EU lacks sufficient regulations that would guarantee the same level of standards between imported products and those manufactured within the territory of the Community. As reported by BEUC, the EU recently suspended imports of ...

Source: Farmer.pl