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 [...]
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.
Stephanie Ogburn reports in the award-winning magazine High Country News on pollution by the powerful dairy industry in New Mexico and how one man became the driving force behind a movement that brought the state's mega-dairies to heel. Read the full investigation here.
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 [...]
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