1.   Currently, the European Union is banning one hormone and temporarily excluding four others while scientific studies are under way to evaluate their effect on human health.

2.   Initially, the WTO ruled that it was wrong for the EU to ban hormones while allowing antibiotics for use as growth promoters in meat production.

3.   Originally, the WTO ruled that it was wrong for the EU to ban hormones while allowing antibiotics for use as growth promoters in meat production.

4.   The EU bans beef hormones mainly because of pressure from consumers alarmed by suspected health risks from the growth-promoting chemicals.