date:Dec 10, 2012
Russian health regulators have imposed new barriers to the importof meat from the United States, in what may be retaliation forAmerican legislation punishing Russian officials linked to humanrights violations.
The new Russian regulation requires imported meat to undergotesting for and be certified free of ractopamine, which is addedto animal feed in the United States to make meat more lean. TheUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA) considersractopamine safe and does not test for it.
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