Petition · past parliament
Protect food standards post-Brexit and reject poor quality US imports
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
The government must make policy that ensures goods imported under a new trade agreement are produced to as high standards of animal welfare, environmental protection, hygiene and plant health, as are currently applied under UK law. These commitments must be enshrined in new legislation post-Brexit.
Trade deals currently being negotiated with the US and other countries could see our high standards torn up – government must uphold these hard-won protections.
Farmers, environmentalists and consumer groups are pressing the government to honour its manifesto pledge not to undermine food standards with low-quality imports in a post-Brexit trade policy.
Food with lower standards like chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef could soon be imported into the UK unless we act now to stop it.
Farmers, environmentalists and consumer groups are pressing the government to honour its manifesto pledge not to undermine food standards with low-quality imports in a post-Brexit trade policy.
Food with lower standards like chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef could soon be imported into the UK unless we act now to stop it.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 18 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.