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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Usually, the food regulations of the country you're importing into is what counts. So in order to export to you, a product has to fulfil your country's rules.

What's to worry about is the labour and environment laws of the country your product comes from.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Yes but the exporting country decides if their product adheres to the rules or not. There is no way for the importing one to check if all the products actually meet its standards other than trusting the entire certification chain of the exporting one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

That's just not true. Importers of Australian meat regularly indpect Australian facilities for exactly this reason.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

If that is actually the case where you live, it's a rare exception. Most countries test samples of products routinely to see if they comply.