About one-fifth of the 240 pork products we analyzed in a separate test harbored low levels of the drug ractopamine, which the U.S. approved in 1999 to promote growth and leanness in pigs.

President Tsai Ing-wen announced last month that the government would from Jan 1 allow in US pork containing ractopamine, an additive that enhances leanness, and US beef more than 30 months old.

Why? Because much of it contains the growth hormone ractopamine. It allows companies to produce more meat using less feed.

BEIJING, August 11. /TASS/. China suspended meat product imports from the US company King Meat Service after finding it contained feed additive ractopamine, the Chinese customs service said on ...

They say a recent government decision to allow the import of US pork containing ractopamine - an additive banned for pig use in Taiwan and the European Union - is a health threat. The ruling party ...

Other drugs of concern include beta-agonists, such as ractopamine and zilpaterol, which are used in pigs, turkeys, and cattle to promote weight and muscle gain. However, these drugs have been ...

China had "immediately suspended the import of pork products from the relevant enterprises" after finding "ractopamine residues" in a batch of goods sent from Canada, a statement from the Chinese ...

Many are a fan of tainted meat in America but this food is banned in 160 countries across Europe, Russia, Mainland China and ...

Canola groups await more information from China after its announcement last week of two investigations into Canadian canola ...

In 2020, legislators threw pig hearts, intestines and lungs through the air after the ruling party decided to allow imports of U.S. pork that contained the additive ractopamine. Ukraine also has a ...

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Saturday's two most contentious referendums asked whether to ban imports of pork containing the leanness-enhancing additive ractopamine on safety grounds, and whether to relocate a planned ...