Trump's wrong, European food's safer than American, says EU safety chief
EU food standards are among the strictest in the world thanks to rigorous inspections and enforcement, says EU food safety agency director Bernhard Url, dismissing Donald Trump’s recent claims.
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EU food standards are among the strictest in the world thanks to rigorous inspections and enforcement, says EU food safety agency director Bernhard Url, dismissing Donald Trump’s recent claims.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/11/trumps-wrong-european-foods-safer-than-american-says-eu-safety-chief
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00:00In a bit to justify the now post-terrorism foodstuffs, Donald Trump recently claimed that agricultural goods from other parts of the world, such as the EU, are unsafe for American consumers and do not meet the US standards.
00:15The head of the EU food safety agency, EFCA, Bernard Url, refuted this characterization of European foods in an interview with Euronews.
00:23This cannot be food from the European Union, for sure not. The food in the European Union is safe. It's because of safe production methods. It's because of inspection, because of enforcement of the food legislation and also because of EFCA. If Mr. President would be speaking about food from the EU, it's wrong.
00:44In this 90-day truce on tariffs called by Trump yesterday, the European Commission now faced tough negotiations with the US to avert a trade war.
00:53One potential strategy could involve a promise to increase imports from the US to ease trade tensions. But according to Url, the EU will not lower its food safety standards to achieve that goal.
01:05I'm absolutely sure food safety standards are not negotiable. We have our European standards. They are the highest in the world and they will stay like that.
01:14There might be other trade issues to be dealt with. Yes, it's not my business. But on food safety, there will be no compromise.
01:21Europe's handling of recent outbreaks, such as avian flu, has demonstrated the effectiveness of EU food safety standards.
01:30In principle, we start from a less good point compared to the United States, but we have it under control.
01:38In the US, we have now different strains of avian flu. So also here I would say Europe is a good example.
01:45With the latest pause move, more and more experts believe that the tariffs are just a way to start bilateral negotiations.
01:52Although it is difficult to foresee the outcome of all this, the EU looks set to stick with its standards.