U.S. launches formal dispute over Mexican biotech policies
The U.S. has launched a formal dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement over Mexico’s agricultural biotechnology policies after technical consultations failed to allay U.S. concerns, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on Friday. “The United States has repeatedly conveyed its concerns that Mexico’s biotechnology policies are not based on science and threaten to disrupt U.S. exports to Mexico to the detriment of agricultural producers, which in turn can exacerbate food security challenges,” USTR Katherine Tai said in a statement...