date:Jul 26, 2012
razil, Canada, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines and South Korea. However, the European Union, China, Taiwan and Thailand currently ban imports of pork from pigs fed ractopamine.
The ractopamine issue is considered politically divisive in Taiwan, although the move is aimed at soothing tensions between the US and Taiwan. The US suspended Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks with Taiwan in 2007 because of the ractopamine ban.