McDonalds hit in hormone-beef war


19 August 1999


McDonalds hit in hormone-beef war


FOUR French farmers in the Roquefort cheese-making area have been arrested and charged for ransacking a site where a McDonalds fast-food restaurant was being built.

The attack is the latest in a series of protest against the US imposition of a 100% import duty on some European food, including Roquefort.

The duty was imposed after Europe banned imports of hormone-treated US beef.

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