Hormone Ban

Beef is widely produced with hormones in the United States, and the European Union has banned hormoned beef since 1989. This issue is a trade dispute taking place at the WTO level.

Links :

- FAS' International Trade Policy Division's website on hormones

- U.S. Mission to the EU website

Last news: 

USTR Announces Agreement With European Union In Beef Hormones Dispute

Faits et chiffres sur la production bovine aux Etats-Unis et les exportations américaines de viande bovine