date:May 31, 2013
ociated with consuming such meat. The FDA has said ractopamine residues are not known to cause resistance to antibiotics.
No independently-funded scientific research has studied human health impacts from long-term, low-level consumption of meat raised with such additives.
While many meat producers such as Tyson Foods Inc depend on independent farmers for hogs, Smithfield has moved to take control over more of its own farms, allowing it to move more quickly to reduce use of the additive in the