Canada Says It Will Retaliate After WTO Win On US Meat Labeling Law
May 20, 2015 | 1 min to read
Lawmakers in Ottawa are threatening to impose punitive measures against the U.S. after winning a contentious trade dispute at the World Trade Organization over U.S. meat labelling laws that Canada says have cost the industry as much as $1 billion in lost sales each year.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Trade Minister Ed Fast addressed reporters on Tuesday a day after a WTO panel ruled in Canada's favour over a dispute with the U.S. about country-of-origin labeling on meat products dating back to 2008.
The WTO panel deemed the U.S. law discriminatory and protectionist for the fourth and final time.
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