When The Pot Calls The Kettle Black

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. On Friday, Chinese food safety watchdog announced that shipments of health supplements and raisins from the U.S. had been returned or destroyed because they did not meet quality control standards.

China's food- and drug-safety record has come under scrutiny in recent months following the deaths of cats and dogs in the United States and Canada blamed on tainted Chinese pet food ingredients. Since then, U.S. inspectors have banned or turned away a growing number of Chinese exports – from monkfish to juice to toothpaste – because they contained life-threatening levels of toxins or unsafe chemicals.

So there are a few ants and other issue with the food arriving in China from the United States. Since they're sending it all back anyway, why don't we stop sending food to China? In exchange, they can stop sending contaminated (aka poisoned) food to us. I think that's a fair trade.

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