US takes India to WTO over poultry import bar

Washington: The United States has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to rule on its assertion that India's restrictions on imports of US poultry meat, chicken and eggs violate its WTO obligations.

The US request to WTO to set up a dispute settlement panel was filed Monday after consultations with India on April 16-17, the first necessary step in pursuing a case, failed to resolve the US concerns, US Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk said on Friday.