China Demands New Ractopamine-Free Certificates For U.S. Pork Exports

摘要

China appears poised to implement today (March 1) a requirement that U.S. pork exporters accompany all shipments to China with a certificate stating that their product is free of ractopamine, a veterinary drug that is used in the majority of U.S. livestock production. China appears to be moving ahead with this requirement despite opposition by the U.S. meat industry, which has urged the government in Beijing to at least postpone its new requirement.