EU dropped pesticide laws due to US pressure over TTIP, documents reveal
US trade officials pushed EU to shelve action on endocrine-disrupting
chemicals linked to cancer and male infertility to facilitate TTIP free
trade deal
Chief EU negotiator Ignacio Garcia-Bercero (R) and chief US negotiator
Dan Mullaney hold a press conference in Washington, DC after a new round
of talks on creating a transatlantic free trade zone, 19 May.
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