Customs authorities found ractopamine, a feed additive, in a shipment of pork from the Canadian company, according to the Xinhua state news agency. The chemical is banned in China, Russia and some EU countries, though it’s approved for use in Canada and the U.S. (CBC)
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Customs authorities found ractopamine, a feed additive, in a shipment of pork from the Canadian company, according to the Xinhua state news agency. The chemical is banned in China, Russia and some EU countries, though it’s approved for use in Canada and the U.S. (CBC)
Talking point: Canadian farmers and food exporters have faced an increase in food safety concerns and inspections in China following Canada’s arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in December 2018. Since then, China has suspended the permits of two other Canadian pork producers—Olymel and Drummond Export—because of labelling problems, and halted all Canadian canola seed imports. The country has also dramatically decreased imports of soybeans from Canada, which fell 14.7 per cent in April alone. Xinhua indicated that Chinese customs agents will be increasing inspections on Canadian pork imports following the incident. Meng’s hearing is set to start on Jan. 20, 2020.
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