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.

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

4. Ractopamine-Treated Meat: Ractopamine is a drug used in the U.S. to promote lean muscle growth in livestock, particularly ...

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

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 ...

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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 ...

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