Ractopamine in pork safe within limits: Lee Yuan-tsehBy Hsieh Chun-lin / Staff reporterPork containing ractopamine residues within safe levels would not endanger human health, former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh (李遠哲) said yesterday. From Friday last week, US pork containing ractopamine — 0.01 parts per million (ppm) for meat, skin and other edible parts; 0.04 ppm for pig liver and kidney — are allowed to be imported, although there is still a ban on use of the leanness-enhancing feed additive on local pigs. Former Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan-tseh speaks at a seminar in Taipei yesterday. Asked if people can eat pork products containing ractopamine within safe levels, Lee said: “Yes.”When asked whether his view might be opposed by mainstream public opinion, Lee said in that case, it is likely that people do not always get the correct information. The term “nuke food” sounds like it contains nuclear waste or something, which is not correct, Lee said.

Source: Taipei Times January 05, 2021 15:56 UTC