A stunning piece in The Washington Post today explains why the U.S. doesn’t stop poison and tainted food imported from China. The short answer? America “kowtows” to China — our government doesn’t want to anger them — because the American food industry wants to maximize sales to China. The FDA, which both “regulates” the domestic food industry and also inspects incoming food, routinely takes the side of agribusiness over public health. So the FDA lets China POISON AMERICANS so giant American food companies can make more money selling to China. The roster of tainted foods is incredible:
“Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical. Frozen catfish laden with banned antibiotics. Scallops and sardines coated with putrefying bacteria. Mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides… Juices and fruits rejected as “filthy.” Prunes tinted with chemical dyes not approved for human consumption. Frozen breaded shrimp preserved with nitrofuran, an antibacterial that can cause cancer. Swordfish rejected as “poisonous”
…These were among the 107 food imports from China the Food and Drug Administration detained at U.S. ports just last month.” Yet inspectors checked just one percent of incoming food from China. And they when do catch poisoned food, there’s no penalty for China or the producers, so it NEVER STOPS.
Original post by Mike
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