Do you seriously believe it is more economical to ship canned or packaged food all the way from Central Asia versus California, Iowa, Minnesota or Idaho? And do you think that Wal-Mart or any other retailer wants dead customers, scandals and lawsuits? For a “conservative” site there sure are a lot of people here who side with Michael Moore, the unions and the environmentalist left.
Look at the product labels. You’ll find plenty of food labelled as “Product of China”, though a lot of those now hide the fact by saying it is “Distributed by” something in the USA. Why are they hiding where it’s from?
Yes, shipping is amazingly cheap compared to growing and/or harvesting food using safe, sanitary methods.
And learn some manners.