As reported in the USMEF Export Newsline, the final report includes the findings: "The EU hormone ban is not based on science, nor is it based on a risk assessment or on relevant international standards. As such, the ban is inconsistent with the EU's obligations under the sanitary and phytosanitary provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreement and tantamount to a disguised trade barrier." The review panel agrees with the conclusions of the U.S. government and the international scientific community that the hormones in use pose no danger to human or animal health.
The EU has indicated that it will file an appeal with the WTO in late August. The appeals process could take 150 days to reach resolution.
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