China-U.S. Poultry Dispute (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
April 5, 2010 |
| Report Number |
R40706 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Renee Johnson and Geoffrey S. Becker, Specialists in Agricultural Policy |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a final rule in April 2006 that would havepermitted processed poultry products from China to be imported into the United States. However,an amendment to the FY2007 USDA appropriation prohibited the Department from implementingthe rule. Subsequent appropriations measures have continued this prohibition, which proponentshave argued is needed to protect U.S. consumers from unsafe food, and opponents have counteredis an unjustifiable barrier to trade. In April 2009, China took the first steps toward challenging theban under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
