date:Feb 16, 2013
Russia has followed through on a threat made last month and enacted a temporary ban on frozen beef and pork imports from theUnited States. Russian officials put the ban into place citingconcerns over the use of ractopamine as a feed additive.
Ractopamine is added to feed to stimulate livestock growth. Thesteroid-based feed additive has been banned in 160 countries.
While the Russian ban has been put into place, the US governmentand other meat lobbyists maintain that the additive is safe whenp