date:Jul 10, 2012
At its Commission meeting, Codex members agreed on the new limits, which will allow no more than 10 micrograms of ractopamine per kilogram (kg)of pig or cattle muscle, 40 micrograms per kg in the livestocks liver and 90 micrograms perkg in kidneys.
Opinion on the use of ractopamine, which is a feed additive used to promote leanness in animals raised for their meat,is divided. Earlier this year, Taiwan briefly issued a ban on all US beef products over concerns about the countrys use of the sub