Pig farmers to protest use of animal drug
TAIPEI - Local hog farmers will demonstrate Aug. 21 in front of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Taipei office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) to protest a DOH decision to ease a ban on ractopamine -- an animal drug that promotes growth of lean meat in pigs or cattle-- under the U.S. pressure, one of their leaders said Wednesday.
16 August 2007
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