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Beyond Brexit—CTSI insists UK-Australia FTA must not risk consumer standards

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Published on: 01 June 2021

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LNB News 01/06/2021

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Issue Date: 01 June 2021

Published Date: 01 June 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has welcomed news that the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is in advanced stages of negotiation, following both governments announcing they had reached a '"gold standard" tariff-free, quota-free trade deal'. The CTSI, however, has voiced concerns about potential impacts on consumer standards, including the possibility that the UK market could be opened up to hormone-injected meat, insisting that negotiations 'must not come at the cost of consumer standards and the excellent bond of trust that currently exists between the public and the consumer protection system'.

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