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Pingree joins colleagues in calling for release of food safety provisions in trade agreementSays Trans Pacific Partnership could jeopardize food safety in United States
Washington, DC,
May 14, 2015
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Food and Agriculture
Says Trans Pacific Partnership could jeopardize food safety in United States
At a news conference in Washington today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) in calling for the Obama Administration to release the provisions related to food safety that have been negotiated as part of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). According to some reports, the TPP will contain provisions that allow foreign corporations to challenge regulations like food safety standards in the U.S. if they feel the rules are a barrier to trade and profit. |