[jeffc]

Instead of the tariff, just use the FDA to set rules for foreign food quality as high as domestic, then reject what doesn't meet that standard.

(I know: trade agreements. Reset those, too....)

[gnarledmaw]

Almost no food is actually inspected now, low single digit percentages. How are you going to pay for a 900-2000% increase in inspections without a tariff? Some countries we might be able to trust more than others so that would bring total costs down some but nothing should be coming in from China without thorough inspection.