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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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Ractopamine Safe for Use in Brazilian Pork
2013-01-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
BRAZIL - Animal scientists in Brazil have found that a small dose of the feed additive ractopamine can boost pork production without changing how pork looks or tastes.
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Russia Bans Pork Products from Canada and USA over Ractopamine
2013-01-14 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
RUSSIA - Russia has banned meat from processing plants in the US and Canada because veterinary authorities have detected traces of the beta-agonist growth promoter, ractopamine.
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Russia Bans US, Canadian Pork over Ractopamine
2013-01-14 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
RUSSIA - Russia has banned meat from processing plants in the US and Canada because veterinary authorities have detected traces of the beta-agonist growth promoter, ractopamine.
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