Hormone Growth Promotants

Hormone growth promotants in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, hormone growth promotants is: chemical substances which accelerate the growth of animals through increasing the efficiency of feed conversion. Proponents of their use say that they permit the animal to produce more muscle and less fat without adverse effects if they are administered properly. The use of hormone growth promotants is legal in the United States and other major beef-producing countries. The entries on trade policy are here. In 1989 the European Community banned the import of beef and beef products produced with the addition of hormone growth promotants on the grounds that their use led to dangerous levels of residues. The entries on trade policy in the Encyclopedia are here. United States producers claim that their beef products are safe, and that the European Community action was motivated above all by the need to deal with a mounting beef surplus. The entries on trade policy are here. Accusations and counter- accusations led nowhere, and in 1996 the United States brought the dispute before the WTO. The entries on trade policy are here. Australia, Canada and New Zealand supported the United States action. The panel handed down its decision in mid-1997, and it found against the European Community. See also sanitary and phytosanitary measures.[1]

Hormone growth promotantsin the wold Encyclopedia

For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.

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Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Hormone growth promotants” entry (OAS)

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