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    China and America's Food Supply

    The United States once called itself the "food basket" for much of the world, but that was before economic globalization. Last year, the US imported 4.1 billion pounds of food products from China.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The United States once called itself the "food basket" for much of the world, but that was before economic globalization. Last year, the US imported 4.1 billion pounds of food products from China. More than half the cod and tilapia we eat -- 50% of the apple juice and 31% of the garlic -- originated in China, a country infamous for food-safety problems. The FDA inspects less than 3% of the imports, but China reportedly treats food for export very differently from what it grows for domestic consumption. Where do Chinese food imports turn up without your knowing it? Are they getting a bad rap because of international politics?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Stephanie Strom

      New York Times

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      Patty Lovera

      Food & Water Watch

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      Scott Rozelle

      Stanford University

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    2 of 3
    China's Expanding Role in the American Food Supply
    1. 0:00Supreme Court Says Police Can Swab for DNA
    2. 7:47China and America's Food SupplyYou’re reading this
    3. 40:22A Price War among Electric Vehicles
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