The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is urging ministers to resist pressure to unwind key public health measures in their quest for a future transatlantic trade deal. “But a sugary, junk-filled trade deal will drive a coach and horses through it all. We mustn’t sell off our children’s health in exchange for a trade deal with the US. The US dairy industry wants the UK to relax its standards and has lobbied the Trump administration about the future deal. “So a free trade deal has the potential danger to either dilute welfare standards here or put UK farmers into an uncompetitive position.

Source: The Guardian March 18, 2018 23:00 UTC