date:Feb 04, 2013
ve were positive for very low levels of the drug under 5 parts per billion (ppb), which is well under the FDAs established MRL of 50 ppb for pork. The FDAs MRL for beef is 30 ppb. The recently-adopted residue limit at the Codex Alimentarius Commission is 10 ppb MRL for both beef and pork.
Advocacy groups recently petitioned the FDA to lower the maximum allowed residue limits for ractopamine in domestic meat products and review the drugs impact on animal welfare.
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