Japan a Food Colony of U.S.

Journalist Yoichiro Aonuma warns in The Dangers of Being a Food Colony (Bungei Shunju) that Japan is facing food safety problems because it has become a 'food colony' of the United States. Japan's food self-sufficiency ratio stands at less than 40% in calorie terms, and the country relies heavily on U.S. imports to make up the difference. The Japanese would starve without food from the United States, explains Aonuma.

As the products must be transported over long distances in journeys lasting many hours, imports are treated with post-harvest chemicals. Japan's pesticide residue limits and other regulatory standards for foodstuffs that are imported largely from the United States - such as beef, potatoes, wheat, and corn - are set to conform with what suits America, criticises Aonuma.

Australia: In the year 2000, the CEO of Woolworths said that within 10 years ALL OF AUSTRALIA'S FOOD WOULD BE IMPORTED!!! So Australia's food, too, will be treated with post-harvest chemicals. This is a plan supported by both Labor and Liberal Parties in that country.
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