After the bad toothpaste from China, it is easy to form an opinion that 'all food from China is suspect'. I found this article with facts from the FDA ...
"For instance, produce from the Dominican Republic was stopped 817 times last year, usually for containing traces of illegal pesticides. Candy from Denmark was impounded 520 times.
By comparison, Chinese seafood was stopped at the border 391 times during the last year. "
?The reality is, this is not a single-country issue at all,? said Carl R. Nielsen, who resigned from the Food and Drug Administration in 2005, after 28 years. His last job was director of the division of import operations and policy in the agency?s Office of Regulatory Affairs. ?What we are experiencing is massive globalization,? he said. "
China Not Sole Source of Dubious Food | TuscaloosaNews.com
Perhaps the DR Food growers and producers need to be scrutinized and we have to be sure of the chemicals used on the food that we eat.
"For instance, produce from the Dominican Republic was stopped 817 times last year, usually for containing traces of illegal pesticides. Candy from Denmark was impounded 520 times.
By comparison, Chinese seafood was stopped at the border 391 times during the last year. "
?The reality is, this is not a single-country issue at all,? said Carl R. Nielsen, who resigned from the Food and Drug Administration in 2005, after 28 years. His last job was director of the division of import operations and policy in the agency?s Office of Regulatory Affairs. ?What we are experiencing is massive globalization,? he said. "
China Not Sole Source of Dubious Food | TuscaloosaNews.com
Perhaps the DR Food growers and producers need to be scrutinized and we have to be sure of the chemicals used on the food that we eat.