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Friday, December 28, 2012
Mexico to supply ractopamine-free pork to Russia
Mexico has promised that from now all pork supplied to the Custom Union will be free of ractopamine as it complied with Russia's demands concerning the feed additive in pork imports. Russia also hopes that soon Canada will take the same act ...
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Canada pork shippers to comply with Russia's ractopamine policy
Canada's pork shippers will work towards fulfilling requirements of Russia's new zero tolerance policy for the feed additive, ractopamine, in meat exports. In a letter to Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillanc ...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Russia to restrict US pork containing ractopamine
Russia will proceed with the imposing of restrictions on US pork containing the feed additive, ractopamine. Russian officials vow that US pork imports found to contain ractopamine will be at risk of destruction or re-export because it viola ...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Brazil ceases ractopamine additive in livestock
December 11, 2012 Brazil ceases ractopamine additive in livestock   Brazil will temporarily suspend the ractopamine feed additive and other beta blockers, which aid muscle growth in animals, due to concerns of being shut off from its larges ...
Monday, December 10, 2012
Russia requires certified ractopamine free US pork, beef imports
Russia is requiring US pork and beef exported to them to be tested and certified free of ractopamine. This is according to the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) said on Friday (Dec 7).
Friday, December 7, 2012
Russia requires new ractopamine checks on US meat
December 7, 2012 Russia requires new ractopamine checks on US meat   Following the detection of ractopamine in batches of imported pork and beef this week, Russia is to demand new checks on meat from North America. In a statement on its web ...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
US pork exports remains affected by Taiwan's ractopamine ban
US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO, Philip Seng has witnessed present difficult market conditions for US pork exports during his trip to Greater China region, especially his first stop, Taiwan. As Taiwan is an important mar ...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
US beef containing ractopamine hits shelves in Taiwan hypermarkets
As the locally-based RT-Mart has decided not to sell US beef containing ractopamine, such beef has hit the shelves of the major hypermarkets in Taiwan, including Carrefour and Costco. US beef products are between 10-20% more expensive than ...
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Taiwan to announce legalised limits for ractopamine in beef imports
August 23, 2012 Taiwan to announce legalised limits for ractopamine in beef imports Taiwan will announce legalised limits for ractopamine in beef imports and origin labelling requirements which are to take effect by mid-September. Meanwhile ...
Monday, August 20, 2012
Russia may ban Brazilian meat imports on grounds of ractopamine
August 20, 2012 Russia may ban Brazilian meat imports on grounds of ractopamine   An import ban on all Brazilian meat and meat products produced with the use of ractopamine is being considered by Russia. The use of this drug is prohibited i ...
Friday, July 27, 2012
Taiwan ceases ban on US beef imports containing ractopamine
July 27, 2012 Taiwan ceases ban on US beef imports containing ractopamine Taiwan has effectively ceased a ban on US beef imports containing the additive ractopamine on July 25. Taiwan will allow up to ten parts per billion of ractopamine wh ...
Friday, July 27, 2012
Taiwan's pig farmers fear ban lift of ractopamine residues
July 27, 2012 Taiwan's pig farmers fear ban lift of ractopamine residues Taiwan's domestic pig farmers are worried that the country would remove its ban on residues of livestock leanness enhancing drugs such as ractopamine in pork imports a ...
Friday, July 27, 2012
Australia to continue supplying ractopamine-free beef
July 27, 2012 Australia to continue supplying ractopamine-free beef Despite Taiwan's removal of a ban on residues of the livestock leanness-enhancing drug in beef imports, Australia will continue to supply beef products that are free of rac ...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Taiwan to fix ractopamine limit on US beef
July 25, 2012 Taiwan to fix ractopamine limit on US beef If a revision to loosen the constraints on imported US beef is given in an upcoming extraordinary legislative session, the Council of Agriculture (COA) will fix the residue limit for ...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
EU against international limit on ractopamine
July 10, 2012 EU against international limit on ractopamine A decision for the creation of an international limit on ractopamine usage has been opposed by the EU, which believes that the substance should not be used due to possible human he ...

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