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China delists Smithfield pork plant
Story Date: 5/11/2012
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Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 5/10/12
China has delisted Smithfield's plant in Tarheel, N.C. after rejecting one container of pork that tested positive for ractopamine, a company spokesman confirmed to Meatingplace.
“The company is working diligently to verify these findings with the Chinese authorities to resolve the issue as soon as possible, while shifting production to its other plants on an interim basis,” said Smithfield spokeswoman Keira Lombardo by email.
The company said that China continues to be an active buyer of pork and that demand remains solid.
According to Reuters, China’s quarantine bureau announced it rejected U.S. pork from Smithfield and others after tests found traces of a banned drug in meat shipments totaling 103.5 metric tons, but there was no immediate threat of broader retaliatory measures.
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