In his letter, Senator Rick Scott highlights “a severe health concern over the quality and safety of garlic grown in foreign countries – most notable garlic grown in Communist China.
China is the world’s biggest exporter of fresh and chilled garlic, the US being a major consumer, though it has accused China of “dumping” garlic on to the market at below-cost price.
Since the mid-1990s the US has levied heavy tariffs or taxes on Chinese imports in order to prevent US-based producers from being priced out of the market.
In 2019, during the Trump administration, these tariffs were increased.
Read the article.