date:Aug 02, 2012
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has written to trade officials objecting to the re-opening of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) negotiations with Taiwan, pointing out that the Taiwanese parliament has eased restrictions for beef produced from cattle-fed ractopamine, but has left pork restrictions in place.
It called on government officials to make it clear to Taiwan that the US would only re-open TIFA talks with Taiwan if it lifts the ractopamine ban for pork as well