Study: Foods from Low-GDP Countries Pose Higher Safety Risks
A new analysis of federal import violations data claims that food imported into the U.S. from countries with low gross domestic product (GDP) poses higher safety risks than food from richer countries.
GDP is a monetary measure of the value of all final goods and services produced in a single quarter or year. These estimates are used to determine the economic performance of a country or region, and to make international comparisons.