EU AND USA BURY HATCHET OVER BEEF HORMONE ROW
May 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE IMMINENT threat of heavy USA tariffs on many European Union (EU) processed food exports has been lifted, after Washington and Brussels struck a preliminary deal over the long-running beef hormone dispute. Retaliatory duties such as a 300% duty on French cheese Roquefort were to be levied from this week, but have now been suspended. Other EU products earmarked for new tariffs (of 100%) had included filled chocolate, chewing gum, raspberry jams, and more processed meats, plus fruit juices from Austria, Cyprus, France and Poland. But no more: ...
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