Helena Bottemiller reports on msnbc.com on a controversial animal feed additive, which is the focus of an international trade dispute centering on human health concerns. Read the full investigation here.

Our Latest Reporting, Around the Web

On Wednesday morning, the Food & Environment Reporting Network’s second article, “Dispute over drug in feed limiting US meat exports,” was published on msnbc.com. The article is available here in our archive, where you can find additional reporting on the international body that is currently discussing the drug, ractopamine, as well as details about the [...]

Our Latest Report: A Controversial Animal Feed Additive Gets a Closer Look

In our latest report, Helena Bottemiller investigates a controversial feed additive ractopamine hydrochloride, which has become the focus of a long-running international trade dispute that centers on concerns about its effect on human health. The story, “Dispute Over Drug in Feed Limiting US Meat Exports,” appears today on msnbc.com, one of the top three global news sites [...]

Food & Environment Reporting Network Launches

Welcome to the Food & Environment Reporting Network, an independent, non-profit, non-partisan news organization. We produce investigative reporting on food, agriculture, and environmental health for distribution to major media outlets…

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