Many drugs are legally used in animal feed to improve growth and/or treat diseases. However, there are some that are banned. Recent reportssay that some swine farmers in Malaysia are still feeding their pigs prohibited beta-agonists. TEE SHIAO EEK looks at the issue, and wonders what is safe to eat these days.
MADAM Ong was only at the butcher’s for a short while. She is definitely buying less pork for the family than she used to. “I have heard about the beta-agonist issue. Of course I’m concerned (about it),” she says in Mandarin.“Usually, I buy about RM100 worth of pork a week for the family, now I’m buying only RM20 worth,” she says, holding up a small bag of meat outside the Taman Tun Market in Kuala Lumpur.
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