date:Feb 09, 2013
limentarius Commission ended a years-long dispute over whether to approve an international standard for maximum residue limits for ractopamine in beef and pork products. The commission approved the standards in an unusually contentious vote, 69-67, but trade disputes over the drug have continued.
The USDA is urging Russia to adopt the Codex standards, which allow for residues at or below 10 parts per billion in muscle meat. The department says it has not received any scientific evidence from Ru