Drug residue found in US-exported pork

时间：2007-09-17 01:25:43

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Sept. 15 - Chinese quality control administration said on Saturday that its local officials recently found ractopamine residue1 in frozen pig kidney imported from the United States and frozen pork spareribs from Canada.

 

Ractopamine is forbidden for use as veterinary medicine in China,

 

The 18.37 tons of frozen pork kidney in 1,350 cases and 24 tons of frozen pork chop in 1,600 cases were imported through the Panyu port in south China's Guangdong Province.

 

The local quarantine authority of Guangdong Province has returned the goods to exporters, said the General Administration of Quality Supervision2, Inspection3 and Quarantine (AQSIQ).

 

According to the administration, the local authority of Guangdong has found ractopamine residue in ten batches4 of pork products from the U. S. and one from Canada by the end of August.

 

Ractopamine is a kind of adrenal stimulant5, which may promote the growth of pigs and ox and help them grow more lean meat. It was forbidden for use as veterinary medicine in most of the countries across the world.

 

The European Union had forbidden the use of it in edible6 animals in a decree published in 1996, and China banned the drug in feedstuff and potable water for animals in 2002.

 

Only 24 countries, including the U.S., Canada and Brazil, allow the use of ractopamine in edible animals.

 

China previously7 suspended the sale of chicken feet, pig ears and other animal products from seven U.S. companies this summer, after it found the meat was contaminated with salmonella, additives8 and veterinary drugs.

 
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1 residue 6B0z1     
n.残余，剩余，残渣
参考例句：
  • Mary scraped the residue of food from the plates before putting them under water.玛丽在把盘子放入水之前先刮去上面的食物残渣。
  • Pesticide persistence beyond the critical period for control leads to residue problems.农药一旦超过控制的临界期，就会导致残留问题。
2 supervision hr6wv     
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
  • The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
  • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
3 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
4 batches f8c77c3bee0bd5d27b9ca0e20c216d1a     
一批( batch的名词复数 )； 一炉； （食物、药物等的）一批生产的量； 成批作业
参考例句：
  • The prisoners were led out in batches and shot. 这些囚犯被分批带出去枪毙了。
  • The stainless drum may be used to make larger batches. 不锈钢转数设备可用来加工批量大的料。
5 stimulant fFKy4     
n.刺激物，兴奋剂
参考例句：
  • It is used in medicine for its stimulant quality.由于它有兴奋剂的特性而被应用于医学。
  • Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
6 edible Uqdxx     
n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的
参考例句：
  • Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
  • This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。
7 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
8 additives cf3f12a049807f79b9faf1553e074059     
n.添加剂( additive的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • chemical additives in petrol 汽油中的化学添加剂
  • It'says on the packet that these crisps contain no additives. 包装上说这些炸薯片不含添加剂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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