The U.S. Probes China Monosodium Glutamate

On September 16, U.S. International Trade Commission announced starting antidumping and anti-subsidy investigations into monosodium glutamates from China and Indonesia to determine whether the alleged dumping and subsidies of the imported products would cause material injury or injurious threat or retard to U.S. domestic industries within a reasonably foreseeable time.

On the same day, Ajinomoto North America Inc., Itasca, Illinois petitioned for the double-anti investigations under the HS Code 2922.42.10.