Tuna Labels: WTO Panel Rules U.S. Dolphin-Safe System Restricts Too Much Trade

Date: 2011-09-15 17:37:37 in Women's Health

GENEVA -- The popular "dolphin-safe" labels used to market tuna sold in the U.S. are illegal because they restrict too much trade, a World Trade Organization panel ruled Thursday in handing a partial victory to Mexico.The WTO panel concluded the labels authorized by the U.S. Commerce Department "are more trade-restrictive than necessary to achieve a legitimate objective" of letting consumers know whether dolphins were accidentally harmed in tuna fishing.Read More... More on Food ...

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