Liam Fox planning to scrap EU food standards - Business Insider
(Reuters) - British trade minister Liam Fox is planning to scrap European food standards in order to pave the way for a trade deal with the United States after Brexit, Business Insider reported on Thursday.
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox arrives in Downing Street, London, September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Fox wants to alter food standards through the trade bill, Business Insider reported, citing sources read.bi/2ODxe6p.
In a statement to Business Insider, a British government spokesperson denied that the bill would be used to lower standards.
Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson
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