CANADA DAIRY STANDARDS COULD BE ILLEGAL TRADE RESTRICTIONS SUGGEST EU, USA, NEW ZEALAND
March 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) challenge to new Canadian cheese production rules is now increasingly likely, with the European Union (EU), the United States and New Zealand formally expressing dismay at a WTO agriculture committee meeting. Speaking today (18-3) in Geneva, New Zealand diplomats claimed Canada's new "compositional standards" for cheese - which enter into force on December 13 - defy global Codex Alimentarius guidelines. Under WTO agreements, these can be cited in any WTO dispute over food standards. New Zealand ...
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