Complaints against two pig farms

THAILAND - Provincial livestock officials in Thailand's eastern province of Chachoengsao have complained to police about two local pig farms feeding their pigs with a dangerous chemical prohibited by the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry.

The two farms' businesses were temporarily suspended by livestock officials after a random test found high levels of 'ractopamine' a chemical in the beta-agonist group in their animal feed and their pig’s urine.

The provincial livestock chief filed complaints against the two farm owners at a local police station and ordered them not to move any of their 600 pigs.

Officials will regularly check the level of the chemical in the pigs, which should all be clean within a month if they are not fed any more of the chemical.

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Source: MCOT

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