Hormone growth promotants
Hormone growth promotants: chemical substances which accelerate the growth of animals through increasing the efficiency of feed conversion. Proponents of their use say that they permit the animal to produce more muscle and less fat without adverse effects if they are administered properly. The use of hormone growth promotants is legal in the United States and other major beef-producing countries. In 1989 the European Community banned the import of beef and beef products produced with the addition of hormone growth promotants on the grounds that their use led to dangerous levels of residues. United States producers claim that their beef products are safe, and that the European Community action was motivated above all by the need to deal with a mounting beef surplus. Accusations and counter- accusations led nowhere, and in 1996 the United States brought the dispute before the WTO. Australia, Canada and New Zealand supported the United States action. The panel handed down its decision in mid-1997, and it found against the European Community. See also sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
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