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A mooted trade deal with Australia could mean hormone-injected meat entering the UK
Posted 01 June 2021 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Food and Drink|National
UPDATES: CTSI has voiced concerns that the proposed UK-Australia trade agreement could allow lower-standard food products into the UK market, raising important questions about consumer protection, food standards and future regulation.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has welcomed the news that the UK is at an advanced stage in its free trade talks with Australia but has raised concerns about potential impacts on consumer standards.
The UK and Australian governments announced that trade negotiations had reached a "gold-standard" tariff-free, quota-free trade deal which, CTSI experts are caution...
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