beef growth hormone

beef growth hormone

An anabolic steroid used by the cattle industry to increase muscle mass and thus the yield of beef, the safety of which has been questioned—to the point that some countries have banned importation of such meat.
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This step is key to resolving a long-standing dispute between the EU and the United States on measures imposed by the EU in 1989 on US exports of meat that contained artificial beef growth hormones. It also underlines the EU's commitment to a positive transatlantic trade agenda.
Belgium,United States : Imports of hormone-free beef: EU-US agreement confirmed
Content includes coverage of the five issues in relation to international disputes over tobacco, reformulated gasoline, beef growth hormones, commercial fishing methods, and genetically modified organisms, among others.
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