The NRF argues a federal response to organized retail crime is critical, as law enforcement agencies across jurisdictions often lack sufficient resources to quickly catch and prosecute retail criminals.
Under the rules, medium- and high-risk products, which include meat and dairy products, as well as most plants, could be subject to checks at the borders
for biosecurity.
Beijing earlier blasted a U.S. plan to launch a formal review of its maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sector, calling the investigation a mistake “based on the need of domestic politics.”