Gale Jr., H. Frederick; Buzby, Jean C. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) increased attention to food imports from China is an indicator of safety … between 2001 and 2008. Addressing safety risks associated with these imports is difficult because of the vast array of … products from China, China’s weak enforcement of food safety standards, its heavy use of agricultural chemicals, and its …