U.S.-European Agricultural Trade: Food Safety and Biotechnology Issues
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The European Union (EU) is the second largest market for U.S. agricultural exports. The EU's ban on meat produced using growth-promoting hormones is a food safety issue that has been particularly contentious in U.S.-EU agricultural trade relations. EU policy on bio-engineered products has also been an issue. A World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel has ruled that the ban contravenes the EU's international obligations under the WTO, but left open the option to the EU to conduct a riskā¦
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Date:
October 21, 1998
Creator:
Hanrahan, Charles E.
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