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. O 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.

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. O 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.