date:Aug 16, 2012
Sweden intends to ban unregulated imports and sales of live American lobster, mainly sourced in United States and Canada.
However, exemptions for importers with a closed system for boiling lobster will be granted. Sweden is now preparing a proposal to the European Commission and the World Trade Organisation for permission to impose a ban and hopes it can be in place by next summer.
American lobsters have been found in Swedish waters on several occasions during the past few years.
The lobsters