China Suspends Imports From Canadian Pork Company Over Food Safety Issues

China Suspends Imports From Canadian Pork Company Over Food Safety Issues
Canadian pork shoulders being prepped on a butcher's counter at North Hill Meats in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 10, 2017. Hyungwon Kang/Reuters
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MONTREAL—China is targeting another Canadian pork producer by temporarily halting imports allegedly over food safety issues at a time when diplomatic tensions are intensifying between the two countries.

The decision follows the reported discovery of ractopamine, a food additive banned in China, in a shipment of frozen pork tongues shipped to the city of Nanjing from Quebec-based Frigo Royal, according to the Xinhua News Agency.