China has placed beef import restrictions on one U.S. processing plant.
An update on the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) website indicates the Swift Beef Company, a JBS-owned plant in Greeley, Colo., is not eligible for export to China until further notice.
China implemented the temporary ban due to a prohibited substance found in an export shipment.
"China customs detected ractopamine in a batch of frozen beef omasum (the third compartment of the stomach) products exported to China from these establishments and destroyed this batch of products in accordance with their regulations," an FSIS spokesperson said, Reuters reported.
Ractopamine, a feed additive, can be fed to livestock and poultry to improve weight gain and feed efficiency and reduce carcass fat.