A report on Meating Place Dot Com says China is planning to escalate inspections on Canadian imports as the trade relationship between the two countries continues to struggle.

Agricultural products have become political tools in the trade dispute between the United States and China, with the same thing now happening between China and Canada.

Beijing has suspended permits for two Canadian pork plants and is currently demanding that a Chinese tech executive facing extradition to the U.S. be released.

Reuters says the Canadian agriculture minister sent a notice to the meat industry saying Chinese customs would be opening all containers of Canadian meat products.

In many cases, customs officials would be inspecting 100 percent of the contents. Canadian meat industry executives say that could have a “disastrous effect” on their business.

The Canadian Pork Council says the inspection issue had more to do with supporting documentation than actual food safety.

The Canadian Meat Council is urging all its members to be extremely vigilant when it comes to surveillance and compliance with all requirements.

The CMC says the slightest non-compliance could jeopardize all meat exports to China, which would be “disastrous.”