Canadian Government Says It Wasn't Involved in Ingredients Strategy Decried by US Lawmakers
The National Ingredients Strategy in Canada was developed by industry and the Canadian government was not part of talks that led to its formation, a spokesperson for the Canadian Embassy in Washington said in response to two U.S. senators who…
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expressed concern that Canada is moving to limit New York and Wisconsin exports of ultra-filtered milk to the country under the dairy pricing initiative (see 1609010052). “The Government of Canada supports the efforts by Canadian dairy stakeholders to find long-term, sustainable solutions to industry challenges, consistent with Canada’s international trade obligations,” the spokesperson said in an email. Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pushed the federal government to investigate whether the pricing strategy initiative, which the senators said could incentivize Canadian dairy processors to move away from using imported U.S. milk, violates NAFTA and/or World Trade Organization obligations.