WASHINGTON — The World Trade Organization Appellate Body has rejected India's appeal of its ban on U.S. poultry imports.
The WTO Appellate Body agreed with a previous panel report, handing the United States a victory in a dispute challenging India’s ban on various U.S. agricultural products. India’s ban on products such as poultry meat, eggs, and live pigs was allegedly maintained to protect India against avian influenza.
The WTO panel and Appellate Body overwhelmingly agreed with U.S. claims that, for example, India’s ban is not based on international standards or a risk assessment, India. . .