China has drawn up food safety standards on residue limits of growth hormones in beef, a move seen as a further step towards opening up its market to American imports of U.S. beef.
China has previously had zero tolerance for any residues of growth hormone.
China in the phase one agreement with the U.S. signed January 15 agreed to set residue limits for three hormones used in beef, besides other changes to make more U.S. beef eligible for export to China. China last month conditionally lifted a ban on beef and beef products from U.S. animals more than 30 months old, another condition agreed to under the phase one trade deal.
This is another indication that China is trying to live up to the deal.
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