Water
A lot of food experts agree that China has a problem when it comes to its water. In fact, China’s water supply for its population of 1.4 billion people is already scarce! This is why environmentalists are warning everyone about the water pollution in China. Recent estimates suggest that 60-80% of groundwater in China isn’t potable. Not only the soil, but the waterways also contain a lot of metals, pesticides, as well as industrial waste.
Organic food
While organic food has to meet certain criteria In the US and the EU, the rules are a bit different in China. The rules regarding organic food production there are almost non-existent. The farmers and inspectors would often work together when it comes to misleading labeling to get around foreign customs. This is why a lot of Chinese food that is labeled as “organic” are usually isn’t what they claim to be.