WASHINGTON APPEALS AGAINST WTO RULING ON MEXICAN TUNA IMPORTS
January 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States has appealed against a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that claimed American labelling rules for dolphin-friendly tuna were so tough, they broke global commerce rules. Washington opposes a September 2011 WTO decision in a long-running dispute that would allow importers, notably Mexico, to label tuna as 'dolphin-friendly' when fishermen corral dolphins (who eat tuna) to help them target these valuable fish. American authorities say this harms dolphins, although the Mexicans - and thus far - the WTO, disagree. The US Trade ...
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