(Reuters) - "Recent events have forced very clearly as one of our top concerns the safety of food and medicine," Leavitt told reporters in a briefing after a two-day "strategic economic dialogue" involving scores of senior officials from both countries.
The safety of food imports from China came under intense scrutiny after melamine, a chemical used in plastics and fertilizers, surfaced in U.S. pet food this year, killing pets and prompting a wave of recalls. Pet food scraps were also used in some livestock rations, briefly interrupting the marketing of some poultry, hogs and fish.
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The safety of food imports from China came under intense scrutiny after melamine, a chemical used in plastics and fertilizers, surfaced in U.S. pet food this year, killing pets and prompting a wave of recalls. Pet food scraps were also used in some livestock rations, briefly interrupting the marketing of some poultry, hogs and fish.
Read more at Reuters.com Business News
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