Hormone Treated Beef
Hormone-treated beef is an example of a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) non-tariff barrier. In 1989 the EU banned imports of beef from hormone-treated animals much to the chagrin of the USA, where the majority of commercial ‘feedlot’ beef is treated with hormones, which increases feed conversion efficiency and reduces cost.
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