The U.S. Department of Commerce is investigating whether MSG imports from Malaysia are circumventing the existing antidumping duty order on MSG from China (A-570-992), following a petition by domestic producer Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America. The inquiry is country-wide in scope and targets potential transshipment or minor processing schemes routing Chinese MSG through Malaysia.

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