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Letter: China trade talks are about more than intellectual property

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As the China trade talks linger on, one has to think there are more issues than the important item of companies' trade secrets and intellectual property being stolen.

The U.S. does produce some products that are not accepted worldwide.

Reuters recently published a story titled “ China eyes U.S. poultry, pork imports in trade talks: sources .” China bans pork given the drug Ractopamine, a growth drug which is used with half of US pork herds. Can countries be guaranteed pork is Ractopamine-free?

How many countries ban GMO products?

How about producing products that will be most likely to be accepted worldwide instead of trying to get nations to accept what we have?

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I feel food has changed over the years. My personal experience found that organic dairy products are my answer instead of continuing with the thought I was lactose intolerant. How many factors contribute to why some products are banned in some countries?

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