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This is why the US needs stronger rules about where food is coming from. If I had the choice between Ecuador and Washington state for applesauce I know which co

This is why the US needs stronger rules about where food is coming from. If I had the choice between Ecuador and Washington state for applesauce I know which country I am picking from a food safety standpoint. Currently for most foods if they are processed in the US they can say it’s a product of the US. For example meat from China processed in the US is sold as US meat. This means you can just repackage it, boom US product! The current rules put profit over consumers being informed where their food comes from.

infecto 3y ago
While I also desire better controls in the chain, is what you describe accurate? When I purchase meat I always look and the country of origin is always noticeable. Now I typically only do this with seafood products but maybe I have been buying SA beef before.
gnulinux 3y ago
It really depends, and it's not as simple as you imply. US rice for example has more arsenic than any other rice in the world because US soil has more arsenic in it and rice is an arsenic soaking crop. So, if you eat too much rice, you really should avoid US based rice, it contains unhealthy amount of arsenic. It seems like Thailand based rice has the least amount of arsenic in it but I think we need more comprehensive research on this. Sources [1] https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/01/how-much-arsenic-is-in-your-rice/index.htm https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/01/how-muc... [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892142/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892142/ [3] https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/330866/thai-rice-has-lowest-arsenic https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/330866/thai-rice-has-lo...