The EU has agreed US commodities pose “negligible risk” to global deforestation
The United States and European Union have penned a framework agreement on transatlantic trade in which they agree US commodities including cattle, soy, and wood- pose zero deforestation risk.
The US has been assigned a “low risk” status along with EU states. A new “negligible status” is being discussed in Europe. If this status come in to being than the US would seek this status.
A product is considered “negligible risk” when due diligence processes find there is no cause for deforestation concern.