Tyson to Help Meet Growing Demand for U.S. Pork by Prohibiting Ractopamine Use
October 17, 2019
October 17, 2019
DAKOTA DUNES, South Dakota, Oct. 17 -- Tyson Foods, a producer of chicken, beef and pork, issued the following news release:
In an effort to meet growing global demand for U.S. pork, Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), today announced plans to prohibit the use of ractopamine in the market hogs it buys from farmers beginning in February 2020.
Ractopamine is a feed ingredient that helps increase the amount of lean meat in hog . . .
In an effort to meet growing global demand for U.S. pork, Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), today announced plans to prohibit the use of ractopamine in the market hogs it buys from farmers beginning in February 2020.
Ractopamine is a feed ingredient that helps increase the amount of lean meat in hog . . .