Official Listing of Ractopamine Screening Methods for Never Fed Beta Agonists Program

(Last Revised August 30, 2022)

Agricultural Marketing Service | Science & Technology Program | Laboratory Approval & Testing Division | Laboratory Approval Service

1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 2910-S, Washington, D.C. 20250-0272 | Phone: (202) 720-8369 | Fax: (202) 720-4631

LAS@usda.gov | https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/lab-testing/lab-approval Page 1 of 2

The methods listed below have been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Science and 

Technology Program, Laboratory Approval Service to be used for the verification testing requirements for the Quality System Verification Program 

(QSVP), Never Fed Beta Agonists Marketing Program (http://www.ams.usda.gov/services/imports-exports/beta-agonists). Establishments that wish 

to supply pork or beef to customers with the marketing claim that product is derived from animals that were never fed beta agonists and is free of 

beta agonist residues must develop a verification testing regime using an AMS-approved test method. Meat products intended for export but found to 

be presumptive positive must be confirmed by a USDA-approved laboratory using a LC-MS/MS method listed on the Official Listing of USDAApproved Laboratories for Export. 

Web Page: http://www.ams.usda.gov/services/lab-testing/las-export-program

Screening Methods

Company Method Matrix Total Ractopamine

Detection Limit

Approved

Neogen Corporation Alert® for Ractopamine muscle 0.2 ppb 02/20/15

620 Lesher Place I/N: RT-96-TT-AMS

Lansing, MI 48912, USA

Contact: Nate Banner

Phone: (800) 234-5333

Email: nbanner@neogen.com

Website: https://www.neogen.com/

PerkinElmer, Inc. MaxSignal® Ractopamine ELISA Test Kit Meat 0.08 ppb 07/31/15

7050 Burleson Road P/N: FOOD-1008-03 Liver 0.08 ppb 07/31/15

Austin, TX 78744, USA Kidney 0.08 ppb 07/31/15

Contact: Mark MacBeath

Phone: (888) 208-2246

Email: Bioo.Sales@PerkinElmer.com

Website: https://www.perkinelmer.com/
Official Listing of Ractopamine Screening Methods for Never Fed Beta Agonists Program

(Last Revised August 30, 2022)

Agricultural Marketing Service | Science & Technology Program | Laboratory Approval & Testing Division | Laboratory Approval Service

1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 2910-S, Washington, D.C. 20250-0272 | Phone: (202) 720-8369 | Fax: (202) 720-4631

LAS@usda.gov | https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/lab-testing/lab-approval Page 2 of 2

Screening Methods

Company Method Matrix Total Ractopamine

Detection Limit

Approved

Randox Food Diagnostics RANDOX Food Diagnostics tissue 0.50 ppb 12/20/13

515 Industrial Boulevard Ractopamine ELISA Kit RT 3451

Kearneyville, WV 25430, USA

RANDOX Food Diagnostics tissue 0.30 ppb 12/20/13

Contact: David Ferguson Ractopamine Biochip Kit EV 3726

Phone: (304)728-2890

Email: David.Ferguson@randoxfood.com

Website: https://www.randoxfood.com/

R-Biopharm, Inc. RIDASCREEN Ractopamine Muscle 0.2 ppb 09/18/14

870 Vossbrink Drive Art. No. R9901 Liver 0.3 ppb 09/18/14

Washington, MO 63090, USA

Contact: Sean Tinkey

Phone: (877)789-3033

Email: s.tinkey@r-biopharm.com

Website: https://r-biopharm.com/