HEALTH CHECKS
April 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLDEVELOPED countries have agreed to enter into formal talks with developing countries, if poorer food exporting states encounter problems complying with any new food health restrictions imposed by richer importing trading partners. The commitment was framed in a Canadian proposal to the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) sanitary and phytosanitary measures committee under the ongoing Doha development round talks. Members accepted the proposal while adding that such problems should also be reported to the WTO committee, to allow general discussion. ...
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