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Indian sugar exports rise, but WTO members demand removal of subsidies
While India’s sugar exports have been surging, several members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)…
US Loses Again in Shrimp Dumping Case
The WTO had already ruled several times against the methodology, under which the US set the cost of…
Nations quiz EU over chocolate cadmium level proposals
The EU plans to amend Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 to set maximum cadmium levels in chocolate, amid…
U.S. and Russia Spar Over Ractopamine in Pork and Beef
The long-running international dispute over ractopamine, a drug used to boost growth and leanness in…
New COOL rule published today in Federal Register
The Federal Register today is publishing a new Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule written to bri…
Gerry Ritz speaks out against US COOL program
Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Canada is prepared to impose sanctions of up to $980 m…
Could the WTO overturn EU health claim laws?
Aggrieved companies and trade groups have already mounted legal actions against the EU’s strict hea…
Laos Proposes Amended Food Law
On June 6, 2013, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic notified the WTO of its proposed amended Food…
U.S. Notifies WTO of Food Additive Amendment
On June 26, 2013, the U.S. notified the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) of an a…
U.S. notifies WTO of color additive amendment
The Food and Drug Administration is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe…
