http://rinf.com/alt-news/breaking-news/80-of-pre-packaged-foods-in-america-are-banned-in-other-countries/44865/
If they weren't, they wouldn't allow the sale of all the toxins in the food.
It is profit before anything. The typical u.s. citizen has the value of a flea. And if the politicians don't do what they're told, they're gonna find themselves in a plane crash or Boston Break victims, like Hastings. Not that this excuses said politicians in my book, but hey!