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To: Former Proud Canadian
This is real easy. Ban all food import from Red China. Problem solved

Not quite. We would have to ban all food products that include any ingredient made in China no matter where the food product was finally produced. There is no way for consumers to tell where individual ingredients in a processed food product are obtained by a food manufacturer. Another way would be to prohibit food manufacturers who sell in the American market from buying any of their ingredients from China -- that would certainly throw a wrench in our trading relationship with China! China is not the only problem, however. Our dependence on a massively centralized and highly processed food industry makes us very vulnerable to food contamination problems(either accidental or deliberate).

The best defense for consumers is buy as little processed food as possible and to rely on locally grown foods whenever you can. We desperately need to decentralize and diversify our food supply in this country for national security as well as health reasons.

43 posted on 04/13/2007 6:45:22 AM PDT by politeia
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To: politeia
The best defense for consumers is buy as little processed food as possible and to rely on locally grown foods whenever you can. We desperately need to decentralize and diversify our food supply in this country for national security as well as health reasons.

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Good advice.

52 posted on 04/13/2007 6:57:45 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: politeia
You are right, but at least it would eliminate a primary source of possible contamination. It would be a first step.

I think we have to realize that the western world long ago enacted "pure food and drug" laws and we all assume that the food we buy is free of contamination. The rest of the world does not share this assumption.

63 posted on 04/13/2007 7:12:42 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name after Harper's election?)
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