date:Apr 10, 2013
Russia reduced the number of Canadian beef and pork suppliers authorized to export product to Russia on concerns about ractopamine residues, according to the countrys Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Rosselkhoznadzor.
Yevgeny Nepoklonov, deputy head of the agency, informed the Canadian government of its decision to reduce the list of eligible suppliers to 14 pork processing plants, three beef processing plants and one plant producing both beef and pork products. Ro