Stalker noted how the current friction on trade between China and The US has now got mushrooms involved.
Imported mushrooms are hurting Pennsylvania growers according to one Senator, and its happening especially in the specialty mushrooms sector. Inoculated imported logs from China are displacing home grown specialty mushrooms according to local sentiment. The practice of starting a food in one country and finishing it in another is a trend in food production.
“This situation is a clear example of an exploitation, or a 'loophole' in USDA labeling regulations,” according to Senator Schwank, who is requesting fine-tuning of the USDA labeling criteria for mushrooms.
