ABC News is reporting that only 1.3 percent of imported foods are inspected by the Government.

Last month alone, FDA detained nearly 850 shipments of grains, fish, vegetables, nuts, spice, oils and other imported foods for issues ranging from filth to unsafe food coloring to contamination with pesticides to salmonella.

And that’s with just 1.3 percent of the imports inspected. As for the other 98.7 percent, it’s not inspected, much less detained, and goes to feed the nation’s growing appetite for imported foods.

Each year, the average American eats about 260 pounds of imported foods, including processed, ready-to-eat products and single ingredients. Imports account for about 13 percent of the annual diet.

The FDA doesn’t have the staff or the resources to inspect and test more imported food. Not only do we have to be fearful of accidentally tainted or contaminated food but we’re also at risk of being intentionally poisoned by those that hate the US.

I’m going to be more discriminating when it comes to imported foods, especially those that have been specific packaged for US consumption.

Are you going to continue buying and consuming imported foods?

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