Regulation Around The World
In 27 countries, including Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Canada, the United States, have determined that meat from animals fed ractopamine is safe for human consumption. In the USA, 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. In Canada, ractopamine is allowed in meal or pellet feed for finishing barrows, gilts, finishing beef cattle and finishing heavy turkeys (toms and hens) only. The maximum residues limit of ractopamine is 50 ppb and 10 ppb in the USA and Japan, respectively.
In August 2012 Taiwan's legislature passed amendments to the food safety act allowing ractopamine in beef.
Recently, Russia has restricted beef and pork imports to those that are certified free of the additive ractopamine.
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