Statutory safety quarantine and its compensation of consumer’s long-term intake of food additives

Abstract

To improve the sensory properties of food, prevent deterioration and extend shelf life, increase the variety of food, enhance the convenience of food, or increase the variety of food are the functions and purposes of food additives such as Ractopamine added into fodder feeding cattle in order to produce more feed efficiency and growth promotion instead of fatty tissues. Consumers feel Ractopamine meat more delicious because of less fatty tissues, and you can spend less money if you want to buy lean meat of the same weight. However, Taiwan consumers worry about Ractopamine harmful side effect. Therefore, we have to find several medical scientific evidences to prove the causal relationship between Ractopamine and human major organ damage in order to rule out potentially many variables involved related to consumption of specific products. It will violate the desire of American farmers wishing to earn money from exporting beef and pork if excessive Ractopamine residual dosage or non-compliance with international standards. For example, the United States does not meet EU standards. For methodology, we suggest that patient’s medical record including the frequency of consumption of Ractopamine meat in hospital or at private clinic, then help patient to do Rapid Test which is provided by BALLYA. It can be the evidence to claim compensation. Concerning our paper’s contribution, although American cattle have more meat and less fat, they will certainly be rejected by the EU due to Ractopamine. Our article not only promotes food safety, but also hopes to express the concerns of foreign consumers to American farmers who may opt for different ways of food additives. We expect that concerning law not only deals with follow-up claims for compensation afterwards, but also has the function of assessing risks and preventing personal injury. • The intake of food additive by swine and cattle leads to residual in pork and beef. • Long-term intake causes adverse effects to consumers’ lung and heart. • If food additive is overdosing, the government can apply “off-shelves” precautionary measurement. • By urine test, we can find if remaining residual is overdosing. .● If the test is positive, the consumer should be compensated by law; if negative, no compensation.