EU dropped plans for safer pesticides because of TTIP and pressure from US
You know, if EU countries were genuinely concerned about their beloved citizens coming into contact with damaging chemicals, they could warn them on the evening news or something.<p><pre><code>    Hey there Dear Citizens, these products have been found
    to cause cancer. Please avoid using them, and tell your
    friends to avoid them too! 
    
    Best Regards, 
    Your Benevolent, Caring Overlords
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Do you think that just <i>might</i> have an effect on the companies producing the toxic crap they force on us?<p><pre><code>    "Those naughty companies haven't stopped putting cancer-causing
    chemicals in their products. You should still boycott them."
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If they really cared, they could just keep informing the citizenry until they were safe.