date:Dec 18, 2012
of ractopamine.
The drug, which is a beta-agonist and mimics stress hormones, is fed primarily to swine and cattle in the weeks leading up to slaughter to improve the rate at which they convert feed to muscle.
In Russia, (ractopamine) is not included in the register of products approved for use, Gennady Onishchenko, Russias chief health inspector and the head of Rosselhohznadzor (the agency charged with meat safety), told Interfax.
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