Russia denies politics is reason for ractopamine ban
The Kremlin is asserting that its decision to ban beef and pork imports with ractopamine was based on food safety and not retaliation for a human rights bill passed by the U.S. Senate.
"It doesn't matter how much (the beef testing ban) is being politicized in the United States. What we care about are the reasons behind these decisions," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday, reports Reuters.