date:Jun 13, 2014
opean Union, China, and Thailand currently ban imports of pork from pigs fed ractopamine.
Under the Ractopamine Residue Program, testing will be done on muscle, liver or kidney tissue from a single representative animal from each lot. If a lot tests positive for ractopamine, all product from the lot is either diverted for another use or a testable portion of the sample is sent to another laboratory for confirmatory tests.
Establishments participating in the Never Fed Beta Agonists Program must