Florida Senator Rick Scott sent letters to America’s major grocers urging them to proactively take “Chinese Sewage Garlic” off their shelves to reduce risk to their customers and demonstrate that they will only sell products that are verifiably safe for consumption.
This letter follows the recent letter Senator Scott sent to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Department of Commerce to investigate the food safety of garlic grown in Communist China following reports that the garlic is being grown in human sewage, then bleached and harvested in abhorrent conditions, often with slave labor.
“Communist China is led by an evil regime that refuses to play by our rules, enforce U.S. safety and health standards, or have Americans’ best interests in mind,” the letter from the Florida Republican stated. “This unfortunate fact means that food and products from Communist China carry increased risks of being grown or produced in dangerous, low-quality conditions.”
“American grocery stores are members of their communities,” Senator Scott continued. “Your stores are where we go to feed our families, where we run into friends and where we know we can count on to grab that one missing item before dinner. Your customers trust that you will only carry the highest quality food and products that are safe for their families. I trust that you will agree that grocers must do everything possible to eliminate any doubt that when families go to the grocery store and pick up garlic, cinnamon, or any product on your shelves that it is safe and up to their standards.”
In the coming weeks, the Florida Republican Senator is introducing the SEWAGE GARLIC Imports Act and the SEWAGE GARLIC Imports Tariff Act to address the growth practices and safety of garlic produced in China for human consumption.
Read the full letter from Florida Senator Rick Scott about sewage garlic from China here:
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