port shopping

port shopping
 n.β€” Β«Port shopping occurs when an import shipment is rejected by FDA officials, the exporter simply ships those products to another port of entry hoping to be one of the 97% that are not inspected.Β» β€”β€œFDA Proposal for Safer Imported Food” by Susan Thixton Natural News Oct. 14, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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