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Ractopamine is a feed additive used to boost animal weights. Its use has been banned or restricted in at least 160 countries, including the European Union, Russia and China.
In the US, ractopamine is allowed to be used at a feed concentration of 5–20 mg/kg feed for finishing pigs and in dosages of 5–10 mg/kg feed for finishing pigs heavier than 109 kg. The maximum residue limit for ractopamine for meat in the USA is 50 parts per billion (ppb), or five times the standard set by the Codex Alimentarius ...
This wrinkly legume from South America underwent a recent boom in the fine-dining world due to its notes of vanilla, almond, and cinnamon, but it has actually been illegal in the U.S. since 1954.
Noticiero Univision (Spanish for Univision News) Jorge Ramos (Weekdays); Ilia Calderón (Weekends) June 1986 Cable/Satellite BBC News (international feed) BBC World News America: 30–120 minutes Weekdays 5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT (repeated at 6:30pm ET/3:30 PT) Sumi Somaskanda, Caitriona Perry, Helena Humphrey, Carl Nasman October 1, 2007 The Context
In 2003 estradiol-17β was permanently banned, while provisionally banning five others. [2] World Trade Organization (WTO) rules permit such bans, but only where a signatory presents valid scientific evidence that the ban is a health and safety measure. Canada and the United States opposed this ban, taking the EU to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body.
At one moment or another, we have probably all said it: "I would never eat that!" Just as people around the world have different customs and beliefs, we also all have different food preferences ...
The discovery of a case of BSE in the United States in December 2003 caused the Council of Agriculture in Taiwan to ban the import of beef and lamb products from the United States. [2] The ban was lifted in April 2005, [ 3 ] and reapplied to beef in June 2005 when a second case of BSE was discovered. [ 4 ]
Some U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists have been told to stop using the words "woman," "disabled" and "elderly" in external communications, two sources familiar with the matter said ...