date:Jun 06, 2013
uck Grassley, the top Republican on the judiciary committee, was one of the first to cast doubt on the Smithfield deal, and has said some Chinese food companies' tactics are unsafe.
The powerful Iowa senator is urging the Department of Justice to thoroughly examine the nearly $5 billion acquisition to protect competition in the pork industry.
I am also concerned about the impact on consumer choice and the price of pork products, Grassley said in a June 3 letter to William Baer, assistant attor