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US trade talks with the European Union and Britain have stalled due to suspicions of poor American food standards. This was stated by Washington's chief negotiator Wednesday (17/6). As quoted by AFP.com ( 18/6) US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that he thinks there's a desire to make things work through, but for whatever reason his side has not made much headway. There is a sense in Europe, which he thinks is shared, hopefully not as deeply with Britain as it is with Europe -- that American food is unsafe. He dismissed the worries however as "thinly veiled protectionism”. These are "very difficult issues with Europe and they will be very difficult issues with the United Kingdom//AFP