date:Jul 11, 2012
lso oppose ractopamine use, said the communiqu.
The Codex Commission proposed a set amount of ractopamine to be considered safe for human consumption at the annual meeting of its 185 member countries (held 2-7 July). The United Nations (UN) created Codex to set international food quality and safety guidelines.
Codex based the limit on a risk assessment of acceptable levels of ractopamine consumption by a UN and World Trade Organization joint committee, said the European Food Safety Authority,