16 Jul 2018 --- Concerns are being raised that botanicals will be caught in the crossfire of the escalating US-China trade dispute as the Trump Administration’s second list of proposed tariffs targets key ingredients to the food and dietary sector. BI Nutraceuticals President and CEO George Pontiakos, is warning that the latest US government proposal for an additional 10 percent duty on US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports, could adversely affect “a vast range of industries including our own.”