Imposition of trade quotas for health reasons
- Embargo due to fear of disease
- Banning contaminated imported products
- Restrictions on trade for quarantine reasons
Nature
When one country fears that imports from another country carry an infectious disease that could spread into the native population or cause illness or damage, then it may attempt to ban or restrict the undesirable imports.
Incidence
In 1994 Germany attempted to ban the importation of British beef due to fear of mad cow disease.
A beetle that infests wooden pallets resulted in restrictions in trade from wooden packaging by the USA and the EU in 2000/2001.
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Strategy
Value
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
Commerce » Assessment
Commerce » Customs
Commerce » Import, export
Commerce » Trade
Health care » Health
Industry » Products
Medicine » Pathology
Societal problems » Pollution
Societal problems » Restrictions
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Language
English
Last update
Nov 3, 2022