Written question asked by Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 July 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 July 2014. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 July 2014 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Meat: Ractopamine
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's position is in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations on meat containing ractopamine entering the UK food-chain; and if she will make a statement.
- Answer
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The use of beta-agonists such as ractopamine for growth promotion purposes is banned under Council Directive 96/22/EC. Third countries permitted to export to the EU are required to have equivalent standards, therefore meat from those countries entering the EU should not contain residues of these substances.
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- 205727
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- 2014-15
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- Meat Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Ractopamine
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