TTIP: Chemical corporations against safety protections - The Ecologist
Under the TTIP US-EU trade agreement, the world's largest chemical corporations would be able to attack US states' attempts to regulate for chemical safety, writes Patrick Gleeson. In both the US and the EU, corporate rights - asserted in secret courts - would trump democracy and attempts to raise health, safety and welfare standards.
Under TTIP, US states could be sued if they try to
regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA in plastics. Photo:
nerissa's ring via Flickr, CC-BY.
