EU, US trade negotiators get an earful from critics

Critics of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) included Jean Halloran, a senior adviser at the nonprofit Consumers Union, who suggested a treaty would be the worst of all possible worlds, exposing European consumers to "faulty GM cars" and US children to toys that do not meet strict American standards. Halloran's remarks came during a three-hour stakeholder comment session during the ninth round of TTIP talks, which concludes Friday. The agreement, w