Source: Richard Smith, MEATINGPLACE, 8/15/11

Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH) said last week it has again found ractopamine, used to promote meat leanness, in U.S. beef products, Central News Agency reported.

Ractopamine was detected in three batches of U.S. beef products awaiting customs clearance in Taiwan, and authorities have already requested that the products be shipped back or destroyed, the DOH's Food and Drug Administration said.

Ractopamine is one of four animal-use drugs, along with salbutamol, terbutaline and clenbuterol, that Taiwan bans.

Since July this year, over 50,000 kilos of beef imports from the United State were banned from entering Taiwan because of ractopamine.

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