WTO rules in favor of Mexico in long drawn dispute over US tuna fish products labeling
date:Nov 25, 2015
The World Trade Organization (WTO)s Appellate Body has ruled in favoured Mexico over the US in a trade dispute, stating that the US requirement for dolphin-safe tuna labels was discriminatory to Mexican fishermen.

The latest ruling upholds the earlier one issued in April which found the US rules were not fair to Mexico.

Mexico approached the WTO in 2009.

In its argument, Mexico stated that dolphin-safe labels were illegal as they limited trade.

It argued that its tuna production standards ar

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