China's retort

China's PR machine has turned the focus of the food safety debate to U.S. imports, notes this story from the AP passed on by a Fresh Talk reader.
From the story:

China said Saturday it had rejected a shipment of pistachios from the United States because it contained ants, the latest indication the government may be retaliating as Chinese products are turned back from overseas because of safety concerns.The state television report, which showed inspectors wearing face masks and sealing the shipping container that held the pistachios, indicated an increasing push to show that other countries also have food safety issues.

TK: Also, shipments of health supplements and raisins were returned or destroyed because "they did not meet quality control standards." Tit for tat? FDA official David Acheson said we will probably never know. Whether by retaliation or increased scrutiny, U.S. exporters are on notice that they - like their Chinese counterparts - are on a shorter leash.