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Canada threatens tariffs on cattle and beef if US defies WTO on origin labels

20/10/2014

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has found in favour of Canada and Mexico in a five-year dispute with the US over country-of-origin labelling on live cattle and meat. US labelling requirements put packer firms and livestock farmers in the two neighbouring countries at a disadvantage, the WTO said on October 20. In Canada, the government has...

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