Citizen Alert: Trans-Pacific Partnership Attacks Farmers, Food Safety And Public Health 

It’s rare when both sides of the aisle come together, but when they do, there is usually the expectation that some good will come of it. Unfortunately, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) proposal put on the fast track by the Obama Administration and buoyed by mostly Republican corporate interests is anything but good news for us.

The TPP would enable other countries to export food into the United States by stating their food safety regimen is on equal footing with that in the U.S. – even if the other nation’s practices would violate key principles of U.S. food safety laws. Simply put, the TPP would be like outsourcing domestic food inspection to countries around the globe, putting not only the public health at risk, but the livelihood of farmers and others with a vested interest in domestic agriculture production. Some even point out that the TPP could put national sovereignty at risk.

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