The Chinese Embassy in Canada has asked Canada to suspend all meat exports, a move that continues a diplomatic and trade dispute between the two nations ahead of the G20 summit later this week.
The embassy said in a statement to The Canadian Press on June 25 that this latest trade ban is due to Chinese customs inspectors finding residue of ractopamine, a feed additive, in a batch of Canadian pork products. The additive is given to animals to make them grow faster with increased muscle mass. It is banned in a number of nations including China but is legal in Canada.
