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Selling pork with ractopamine was supposed to be easier, but just got harder in Taiwan

By Dan Flynn on January 5, 2021

Taiwan may have made a deal with U.S. trade negotiators to end the ban on ractopamine in imported livestock on Jan. 1, but local governments are not going along.

Mayors of  Taipei, New Taipei, and…
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UK public ready to pay to avoid hormones in beef and chlorinated chicken

By Joe Whitworth on November 17, 2020

A number of UK consumers could be willing to pay more to avoid food made using production methods common in the United States but banned in Europe.

Research from the School of Economics at the…
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JBS USA drops ractopamine amidst trade opportunities with China

By Dan Flynn on October 14, 2019

Mega-producer JBS USA has banned the use of ractopamine in the hogs it purchases because it sees a trade opportunity with China where the growth drug remains prohibited. JBS, owned by JBS S.A. based in…
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Report: Most Turkey Producers Allow Routine Antibiotic Use

By News Desk on November 24, 2015

Humane farming advocates Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) have released an overview of the antibiotics and other drugs used in turkey production. The organization is part of the Keep Antibiotics Working coalition, which recommends that…
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Nonprofits Sue FDA Claiming Agency Hasn’t Proven Safety of Animal Growth Drug

By Gretchen Goetz on November 7, 2014

A trio of food safety and environmental advocacy groups Thursday filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, saying the agency has not sufficiently proven that ractopamine, a drug fed to pigs, cattle and …
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Lost Meat Sales to Russia Over Ractopamine Costing Millions, Not Billions

By Dan Flynn on December 28, 2013

The ban on U.S. pork and beef exports to Russia over ractopamine is costly for American producers, but not as much as was recently reported by the U.S. Ambassador. U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul…
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USDA Introduces Certification Program for Meat Without Growth-Enhancing Drugs

By Cathy Siegner on November 14, 2013

A new U.S. Department of Agriculture certification program for livestock producers may permit them to market their products with a special “Never Fed Beta Agonists” label. Beta agonists are feed additives used to increase muscle…
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Smithfield Sale Raises New Questions About the Future of Ractopamine

By Helena Bottemiller on June 4, 2013

The sale of Smithfield Foods, the United States’ largest pork producer, to Shuanghui International, China’s largest meat company, raises new questions about the future of ractopamine, a controversial growth-promoting drug that is widely used in…
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Senators Urge U.S. Trade Rep to Resolve Russian Ractopamine Ban

By Helena Bottemiller on February 20, 2013

Thirty-three U.S. senators from livestock states, including Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Thad Cochran (R-MS), chairwoman and ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, on Tuesday sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk urging…
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Escalating Trade Dispute, Russia Bans Turkey Over Ractopamine Residues

By Helena Bottemiller on February 8, 2013

Russia will ban U.S. turkey products over concerns about the controversial animal drug ractopamine, the country’s Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) announced this week. The news comes a few days after Russia announced it …
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