Section 7

Foreign Imports

While this bill will reform American farming, here in the United States, farms abroad should be held to the same standard too, if they want to export here. This section was written in response to the hundreds of farms who have been investigated abroad for neglecting animals, destroying air quality, and creating massive water pollution in many natural water systems, thus poisoning their communities (27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32).

Foreign farms are often regulated even less than those in the United States—which, as outlined in Section 12, are already subject to minimal oversight. The failures of agencies like the EPA and USDA aren’t just occasional lapses; they reflect a broader pattern of institutional negligence and political convenience (33). If we can’t adequately regulate our own agricultural system, it’s difficult to imagine how we’re ensuring that imports from countries with even weaker enforcement are safe, humane, or transparent. The assumption that foreign products meet basic ethical or health standards is not only unproven, it’s dangerous.

   Is it possible cartels are paying off inspectors in Mexico or Canada? We can’t ever know those questions, but we can pass this, section 7, to promote healthier farm products coming into our country at about $213 billion a year(34). This section is important because with the regulations of this bill, farmers may move out of the U.S. to abuse animals, for larger profits. It’s also important because it incentivizes factory farms abroad to stop intensive confinement and animal cruelty practices.

   This section of the bill in no way can prevent unhealthy food from getting shipped into our country, but it does create consequences for factory farms abroad who are found to abuse animals or transport poisonous food into our country. Also, by holding CAFO’s to a higher standard we drastically minimize the risk of another outbreak/pandemic (2).  Americans deserve the healthiest food that we can possibly give them, and that cannot happen when imports are coming from suffering and diseased animals.

 Section 7 Legislation

7.1 All imported meat, dairy, eggs, and other primary food products derived from farm animals must bear a clearly visible label stating: “Imported from Abroad.” This label must appear on each retail package prior to shelf placement. This requirement applies only to products where animal-derived ingredients or meat/dairy are the primary component. Retailers, distributors, or supply chain entities that knowingly remove or fail to apply the label shall be subject to monetary penalties.

7.2 Any foreign farm or entity that fails to comply with the 2025 Animal Rights Act shall be prohibited from exporting animal products to the United States. Violations may be confirmed through independent investigations, credible evidence, or reports from the FDA, USDA, CDC, EPA, WHO, or authorized animal welfare organizations.

7.3 Any foreign factory farm found to have exported food products to the United States containing carcinogenic antibiotics or growth hormones shall have its export privileges immediately revoked.

7.4 Upon identification of a violation, the export privileges of the foreign farm or entity shall be suspended for a period of ninety (90) days. During this suspension, the entity shall have the opportunity to rectify all identified violations and demonstrate full compliance with the standards set forth in this Act. Failure to remediate the violations within the suspension period shall result in permanent revocation of export privileges.