Chinese garlic is a threat to US national security and a 'severe public health concern,' senator says

• Florida Senator Rick Scott claimed that garlic imported from China was a threat to national security.
• The senator said that garlic in China was fertilized with human feces and grown in sewage. 
• A McGill University report said that there was no hard evidence showing sewage was used as fertilizer in China.

Florida Senator Rick Scott has called for an investigation into garlic imported from China, saying that production methods mean the food could pose a national security risk.