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Ractopamine May Trigger Temporary Ban on Some U.S. Meats

2013-01-28 16:24:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Reuters Russia may impose a temporary ban on the import of some U.S. and Canadian beef and pork products as of Feb. 4, amid concerns that they may contain a drug used to make animal muscle more lean, Reuters has reported. Russia's Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service said last week that both countries were continuing to send chilled meat products to Russia that violated its import rules that require such proteins be free of residues from the feed additive ractopamine. read more

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