Senators Critique Russia's Ban on U.S. Meat Imports
Russia’s import ban on American beef, poultry and turkey is unfounded, harmful to the U.S. economy and should be addressed by the USTR, leaders of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry said Feb. 19. In a letter to…
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U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Ranking Member Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and 33 other senators said the ban -- a zero-tolerance policy on the livestock feed additive ractopamine -- has “no scientific merit” and violates WTO rules. Ractopamine has been approved by both the FDA and the Codex Alimentarius Commission, an international organization that sets science-based food safety standards, according to a committee press release.