South Korea suspends some U.S. beef imports due to feed additive
South Korea has suspended some U.S. beef imports after detecting the cattle feed additive zipaterol in meat supplied by a unit of JBS USA. South Korea's food ministry said it had halted imports from a work site at Swift Beef Co. and asked the United States to investigate the cause of the contamination which was found in 22 tons of meat, reports Reuters.
The ministry said it had strengthened scrutiny of U.S. beef since Taiwan had also detected zilpaterol in U.S. beef last month. Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration said it had asked the importer of the contaminated cargo to destroy or send back the meat.