18/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - EU stands firm over ractopamine ban. On Tuesday 17 May, the Hungarian Presidency reported back to the Agriculture Ministers of the EU on developments in negotiations in the framework of the Codex alimentarius. The Hungarian Presidency said that the EU would continue to oppose the proposal aiming to lay down upper limits applicable to residues of ractopamine, a chemical substance used to boost growth in pigs and cattle in certain third countries. This substance is...