U.K. Won’t Ban Import of Food Produced to Lower Farm Standards
- International Trade Secretary Liz Truss speaks in Parliament
- Truss: blanket ban would hurt farmers in developing countries
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The U.K. government said it won’t ban food imports produced under inferior farming standards, saying the move would hurt farmers in developing countries.
Pressed by the opposition Labour Party on whether Britain will forbid the import of U.S. pork produced in conditions banned in the U.K., International Trade Secretary Liz Truss rejected a blanket ban.