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Transcribed Image Text:L 5.5.7 Quiz: Writing History: The Past, Present, and Future of Globalization
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The excerpt below was produced in 2013 by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), which regulates and monitors food, medicine, and other
products in the United States. This excerpt could be used as evidence to
support which of the following claims?
Global production of FDA-regulated products has
quadrupled over the last decade and continues to grow.
Today, FDA-regulated products originate from more than
150 countries, 130,000 importers and 300,000 foreign
facilities. Fifty percent of fresh fruits, 20 percent of
vegetables, and 80 percent of seafood consumed in
America comes from abroad. Similarly, 40 percent of
finished drugs come from overseas, and 80 percent of
active ingredients manufacturers are located outside the
US. Further, half of all medical devices are imported. The
growth in imports has been rapid and promises to
accelerate.
O A. A globalized economy will be even more important to the United
States in the future than it is today.
O B. The United States imports a huge amount of its food, medicine,
and equipment from abroad.
C. Americans are more likely to eat seafood from another country
than vegetables from another country.
O D. Medical devices produced outside the United States are inferior to
those produced within the country.
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