US tariffs: EU rules out changes to 'sacrosanct' food standards 

EU's food standards described as a red line as trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic met US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick

The EU has ruled out changes to food standards in any negotiations with the US on trade, describing them as “sacrosanct” and a “red line”, even as it said the ball is now in the US court on further negotiations.

EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic met with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick this week.