Ensuring Safe Foods and Medical Products Through Stronger...
Institute Of Medicine / Board On Health Sciences Policy / Board On Global Health
A very high proportion of the seafood we eat comes from abroad, mainly from China and southeast Asia. Most of the active ingredients in medicines we take originate in other countries. A substantial share of the produce we consume is grown in Latin America. Many low- and middle-income countries have lower labor costs and fewer and less-stringent environmental regulations than the United States, making them attractive places to produce food and ...
