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Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
Wed Apr 26, 2017, 06:22 AM Apr 2017

Mexico plans immediate action on US imports after WTO tuna ruling

Source: reuters

The Mexican economy ministry said on Tuesday it would immediately initiate the process of taking retaliatory steps against U.S. imports following a ruling by the World Trade Organization in Mexico's favor in a dispute over tuna.

"Mexico will immediately seek authorization ... to suspend benefits, and in parallel, will initiate the internal procedures necessary to make said suspension effective against imports of products from the USA," the ministry said in a statement.

Mexico had complained to the WTO about U.S. tuna labeling rules that it said unfairly penalized its fishing industry, and had asked for retaliatory sanctions of $472.3 million, which it planned to impose on imports of U.S. high-fructose corn syrup.

Ruling on the tuna dispute, a WTO arbitrator said earlier on Tuesday that Mexico can impose annual trade sanctions worth $163.23 million against the United States.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mexico-tuna-idUSKBN17R20M

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Mexico plans immediate action on US imports after WTO tuna ruling (Original Post) Sunlei Apr 2017 OP
Sanctions on corn syrup? hmmmm... PearliePoo2 Apr 2017 #1
For your countries health, Mexico BAN corn syrup.Humans, even your pets shouldn't eat livestock feed Sunlei Apr 2017 #4
If they do this, we might not let them pay for Trump's wall. Orrex Apr 2017 #2
What a bad Hombre harun Apr 2017 #3
I hate "high-fructose corn syrup." Chipper Chat Apr 2017 #5
I know, people and our pets are being fed LIVESTOCK fattening feeds. Not good unless we get eaten in Sunlei Apr 2017 #6
Shhh not fooled Apr 2017 #9
sssshhhhh!!!! sdfernando Apr 2017 #10
email sig for years noneof_theabove Apr 2017 #7
Corps do this because there is so much 'profit' and very little pro consumer regulation. Sunlei Apr 2017 #8

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
1. Sanctions on corn syrup? hmmmm...
Wed Apr 26, 2017, 06:41 AM
Apr 2017

Wouldn't that impact sales of corn from the Trump-voting midwest farmers?

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
4. For your countries health, Mexico BAN corn syrup.Humans, even your pets shouldn't eat livestock feed
Wed Apr 26, 2017, 06:52 AM
Apr 2017

Chipper Chat

(9,678 posts)
5. I hate "high-fructose corn syrup."
Wed Apr 26, 2017, 08:50 AM
Apr 2017

It has an aftertaste. I always check ingredients before I buy something and if it says "HFCS" I don't buy it. (sorry, Smuckers jam and a lot of bread and cereal)

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
6. I know, people and our pets are being fed LIVESTOCK fattening feeds. Not good unless we get eaten in
Wed Apr 26, 2017, 09:10 AM
Apr 2017

in a couple months.

noneof_theabove

(410 posts)
7. email sig for years
Wed Apr 26, 2017, 09:40 AM
Apr 2017

Food processed to be nothing more than
simple starches,
with two dozen flavorings,
stabilizers,
sugars,
artificial ingredients,
antibiotics and pesticides
added to make it appear to be food -- is not "food".
It is "feed" -- what you give to livestock to fatten them up for slaughter.
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