FoodDrinkEurope tackles trade barriers in US

By Rod Addy

16-May-2012 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 11:42 GMT

EU trade group FoodDrinkEurope teamed up with the European Commission (EC) on a delegation to the US at the end of last week aimed at building stronger export links.

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