4 Ways The TPP Will Affect Your Dinner Plate1

[Ferd Berfel]

Hey, what happened to TPP news? We (and democracy) are about to get screwed and we're ignoring it.

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If we allow the TPP to pass, our quality of food will be compromised. This is just another way the TPP is dangerous for America
Food safety has been a major issue in the United States for years. Not because the food we produce is bad, but because much of the food that is imported from countries like China and Vietnam is severely hurting people in the United States. Our food safety regulations are strict to ensure healthy foods, however poor countries have much lower food safety standards than we do.

Vietnam uses chemicals that are banned in the United States in their fish farms yet we still open up our borders to them. China has been notorious for mislabeled food with past due expiration dates on their beef products yet we still allow it to come through onto our dinner plates.

The fact is that 3,000 people in the United States die each year from foodborne illnesses. To make matters worse, if the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is to pass, this will only become worse. Below are four reasons as to why the TPP makes food safety an even greater issue.

The FDA is currently underfunded and has only the resources to inspect 1 to 2 percent of imported food. The TPP would only stretch that further since more food imports will be flooding in than now. “We don’t have the regulatory capacity to deal with increased trade from a food standpoint,” said Tony Corbo, senior lobbyist for Food & Water Watch.

Food from all countries involved in the TPP would be deemed equal, even though one country might have higher standards than the others.
Food labeling could completely disappear.
We would lose our food sovereignty

[Joe Turner]

1. I hope Bernie Sanders makes this the center piece of his campaign

He has the ability to make this an election issue. Where a politician stands on this issue speaks volumes of what kind of person they are.

[djean111]

2. There is no doubt that the TPP reeks and will be harmful to us all in the name of global profits.

There has been a lot of discussion here. Usually descended upon by a few who swear that this will help poor Vietnamese farmers or some such bullshit.
There are organizations fighting this, and Reid has admitted there is a big pushback, and wants to put off voting for it.

All I can do personally is emails, phone calls, and be solid with my decision to never again vote for any politician who voted for Fast track, votes for the TPP (and TIPI, etc. just as bad), or vote for any politician who shilled for the TPP.

[bvar22]

3. In other words,

another Race-to-the-Bottom for the American consumer.

I wish we, as Middle Class Working consumers, had a Political Party that represented us.
The Democrats ain't gonna do it anymore.
They found a Higher Rent District to sell out to.

Bernie may be the last, best hope.
It is going to be difficult, and take a long time to undo the damage that has been done continuously since Reagan (Democrat & Republican).

Free Trade is a SCAM sold to the American Working Class by SCAMMERS.
Their SCAM has worked perfectly, and will keep working until WE stop it.

[Ferd Berfel]

4. yep - THe bottom line is that Obama has sold us out

and Hillary helped create it

[KamaAina]

5. Um, China is not part of the TPP