A proposal made by the United States government is for the country’s biggest pork company, Smithfield Foods, to be sold to the largest processor of meat in China, Shuanghui International. Fifteen senators from the two sides have urged the government to take food safety regulations into consideration in the course of reviewing the deal. The reviewing will be done by the Foreign Investment Committee in the U.S. A total of 16 agencies will be involved in the process, including the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense. The senators wrote a letter to the chairperson of the committee requesting for the inclusion of the departments of Food and Drug Administration and Agriculture in the reviewing process. The inclusion of the two departments will ensure that issues related to food safety and food supply are considered.
According to the letter, national security should encompass the vital infrastructure of food security. Hence, the deal will directly affect government agencies and their functions in relation to issues such as food safety, biosafety, and food security. Lawmakers need to analyze the possible risks and propose adequate measures to safeguard the interests of American citizens. The letter further acknowledged the fact that the U.S. has the most efficient, reliable and safest food supply globally. Food supply is among the greatest strengths of the nation, and must therefore be protected and preserved. Concerns have been raised on whether the sale of Smithfield Foods will pave way to entry of unsafe products into the country. Some politicians argued that China has previously been reported to produce food products that have raised public health concern issues. Therefore, protection of food supply may be complicated by the deal.
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