Brussels, 22/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 22 October, the Agriculture Council deplored the adoption by the Codex Alimentarius commission of an international standard laying down maximum residue limits (MRL) for ractopamine in beef and pork meat, by a simple majority vote, with just two votes against.
The Council stresses that the use of veterinary drugs such as growth promoters and the import of meat from animals treated with these substances is strictly prohibited in the EU. It...