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How the Bush Admin. cut the cheese upon departure
As one of his final acts in office, President Bush increased the tariff on Roquefort by 300 percent, making it virtually impossible for the French to sell the popular cheese in the United States.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) authorized the tariff in both the U.S. and Canada, in response to the European Union’s continued ban on beef from hormone-treated animals. According to Bloomberg, the WTO will allow the two countries to levy duties on Roquefort and other European imports because the EU has not offered any scientific evidence that hormone-treated beef poses a cancer risk for consumers.
Bush's embargo raises a big stink in France
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