00:00Will the EU-Mercosur agreement really bring toxic food to our plates?
00:05Several MEPs along with consu-
00:10and farmers' organization are warning that the Mercosur deal could lead to food imports
00:15containing substances that are banned in the EU.
00:18The European Commission, however,
00:20really denies these claims.
00:22The Commission is clear EU food safety rules are here to stay.
00:25Pesticides residues are only allowed below European Food Safety Authority limits.
00:30And controls, the Commission says, will be enforced at every stage from border to border.
00:35checks by member states to on-the-ground audits in Mercosur countries.
00:39But here is the key...
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00:41These controls are not new.
00:42The EU already imports large quantities
00:45of food from Mercosur countries today under the same sanitary framework.
00:50Are those controls really efficient?
00:52What we see with Foodwatch is that
00:55the current regulation of control in the EU-Mercosur is not enough,
00:59and the tools...
01:00to pay for the EU-Mercosur is not enough.
01:02Tant that it is legal to take off the oil...
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01:25said that health checks at border inspection posts are properly enforced.
01:30Still in 2024, the Commission intervenes auditing Brazil over traceability.
01:35Issues in beef exports to the EU.
01:37As a result, Brazil's spended exports
01:40of female bovines to the European market.
01:42Meanwhile, the political battle continues.
01:45Recently, the European Parliament sent the EU-Mercosur Agreement to the European
01:50Court of Justice over legal concerns, potentially delaying its ratification by a...
01:55to two years.
02:00The EU-Mercosur Agreement
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