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Nike plays down foot and mouth disease fears

13/08/2001

A report carried in the International Herald & Tribune has said that the international footwear trade’s fears over livestock disease have so far yet to be realised.

Citing the example of athletic footwear giant, Nike Inc, the report said that although import controls brought about by the European outbreak of foot and mouth disease had caused some disruption to supplies, by and large the financial impact of the disease in the sector had been negligible.

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