China has suspended imports of Canadian pork from some suppliers after an investigation found health certificates had been forged, according to the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries.
In a statement published on the embassy’s website, a spokesperson confirmed media reports in Canada that China asked the Canadian government to “suspend the issuance of certificates for meat exported to China since June 25”.
The embassy said Chinese customs authorities recently found that a batch of pork products shipped from Canada contained residue from ractopamine, a feed additive that is banned in mainland China. China immediately halted pork imports “from the relevant enterprises”.
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