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Originally Posted by MWC
For me, it's the complete reverse. I applaud the US FDA cracking down on Chinese imports, because I have no faith whatsoever in the Chinese's willingness or ability to do it.
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What did the US FDA do to crack down on Chinese food imports? There was a voluntary recall of pet food products when that arose, but nothing more. Information on what products was affected was limited at best and came only from the manufacturers not the FDA. What has the FDA done to protect us from tainted Chinese sea food?
Is there a ban on certain food products from China? No. Has the FDA increased testing of food coming in through the US ports? No. Has the US FDA taken one step to ensure that factories in China that are exporting food products to the US meet certain requirements as to cleanliness, products used, etc? No.
The US FDA pulls a random number of shipments for "inspection" as they enter the US ports. This inspection is performed on less than 1% of all shipments and includes nothing to determine what is in the product being imported. What that means is that the food is not being tested. The inspections are more concerned with the temperature of the product from loading to discharge (for products that are temperature sensitive) and to make sure that all of "paper work" is in order.
I've got bad news for you, you have a better chance of the Chinese government protecting you than you do the US FDA.