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The value of food imported into the U.S. exceeds what is exported.
That’s a recent reversal of a long-term trend, as U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden stated Dec. 2.
But it doesn’t necessarily mean the U.S. is “beholden on other nations,” as the western Wisconsin Republican claimed.
The U.S. was an annual net exporter of agricultural products from at least the 1970s through 2018, but since then has mostly been a net importer, and the gap is widening.
In fiscal 2025, the value of agricultural imports is projected at $215.5 billion and exports $170 billion.
William Ridley, a University of Illinois agricultural and consumer economics professor, said the U.S. produces more food for itself than ever, but it’s a net importer because of demand for imported food, much of it from allies.
Some imports, including out-of-season produce, come from foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies, said Steve Suppan, of the nonprofit Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration estimates that more than 10,000 chemicals “have been authorized or are considered generally recognized as safe for use in food, or in contact with food in the U.S.”
The chemicals include food additives, color additives and chemicals used to make additives.
An Institute of Food Technologists journal reported in 2011 that the U.S. allows 10,000 additives in human food. An estimated 66% were approved by federal agencies, such as the FDA.
“Manufacturers and a trade association made the remaining decisions without (FDA) review by concluding that the substances were generally recognized as safe,” the researchers wrote.
The lead researcher, Thomas Neltner, told Wisconsin Watch he believes the count of chemicals is now 11,000.
Using the word “ingredients,” U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Sept. 24, 2024, he heard the 10,000 statistic in testimony.
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Sources
Google Docs: Email from FDA 10/29/24
Institute of Food Technologists: Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety: Navigating the U.S. Food Additive Regulatory Program
IHeart: Vicki McKenna Show – Aiding and Abetting – The Vicki McKenna Show
Google Docs: Ron Johnson food ingredients claim made Sept. 24, 2024
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Meat labeled in U.S. grocery stores as “made in USA” does not have to have come from animals in the United States, but that will change with a new federal rule.
The made-in-USA claim was made in an ad by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, who was scheduled to speak Oct. 3, 2024, in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Currently, meat can be labeled “product of USA” if it is processed in the U.S., even if it came from an animal in another country.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on March 18 published a rule that says meat, as well as poultry and egg products, can be labeled as a product of, or made in, the USA only if the products are “derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the United States.”
It is effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The change is being made because existing policy “may have confused consumers,” the department said.
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Sources
Tucker Carlson: Roseanne Barr: Gender Ideology, Why She Terrifies Hollywood, and Her Friendship With Trump
MacIver Institute: An Exclusive Evening with Tucker Carlson
U.S. Agriculture Department: Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book
Google Docs: USDA email 10/1/24
Federal Register: Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products With U.S.-Origin Claims
National Agricultural Law Center: USDA Finalizes Voluntary ‘Product of USA’ Rule
Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law: Scope of the Meat Labeling Law Issue Tracker
Associated Press: Made in the USA? Proposed rule clarifies grocery meat labels
Google Docs: University of Arkansas email 10/1/24
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