Donald Trump’s team is stopping China from buying America’s farmland as the communist nation stages an organized effort to infiltrate the U.S. food supply.

Insiders from Health and Human Services and the FBI confirm there is an increase in incidents reported of Beijing trying to access and manipulate U.S. supply chains, especially when it comes to the food industry, DailyMail.com can reveal.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) investment in farmland has surged by 1,900 percent over the last decade – going from $81 million in 2010 to a whopping $1.8 billion in 2021, a congressional investigation found.

Much of this land is either farmland or plots with close proximity to military installations – and Chinese investors now own at least 384,000 acres of farmland in the U.S.

To address this, Trump’s agencies are launching an effort to stop the CCP and its entities from purchasing land in the U.S. or getting involved in any businesses that supply food to Americans.

‘The FBI is actively monitoring and investigating the growing threat of CCP acquisition of U.S. farmland and interference in our food supply chains,’ FBI Director Kash Patel’s advisor Erica Knight told DailyMail.com.

‘With increasing reports of these efforts, protecting our national security and economic resilience remains a top priority,’ she added of the rising threat from China.

HHS is also looking into establishing an outside advisory board to look at potential national security threats in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. 

Meanwhile, American-based Lifeway Foods is fighting against what it calls a ‘hostile takeover’ attempt by French food products company Danone, which has links to the CCP.

A French food product company with links to China could face FBI scrutiny if it continues to push for acquisition of a U.S.-based health food brand

Danone, which is based in Paris, is attempting what Lifeway Foods is describing as a ‘hostile takeover’ of their Kefir brand. The company is based in Illinois and is the largest U.S. supplier of probiotics 

Comments from Danone CEO, Antoine de Saint-Affrique, have repeatedly been featured in CCP propaganda media outlets. He told the official CCP newspaper People’s Daily in a March interview that ‘China is absolutely critical for the world’s growth’

Danone is risking the scrutiny of the FBI as the company works aggressively to acquire control of Lifeway, which is the leading supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic food products in the U.S.

An HHS source familiar with the push for Chinese-linked companies to acquire food and pharmaceutical companies that supply to the U.S. is also warning of the national security threat.

HHS wants to develop more safeguards within the department to stop making it so easy for nefarious actors from China and other hostile nations to get involved in U.S. industries like pharmaceuticals, food and cosmetic supplies.

One person familiar with the efforts says HHS is looking to establish a committee made up of outside advisors to create a national security screening test to make sure anything Americans put into or on their bodies is safe and free of foreign threats.

This attempt for Danone to acquire the Illinois-based health food company Lifeway is just the latest example of stealth tactics being used by Beijing to infiltrate the U.S. food supply by going through companies in third-party nations.

And it comes amid increased attention from lawmakers who are concerned with the CCP and other Chinese entities buying land in the U.S.

‘I’m concerned, like many Americans, about the wide-scale purchase of land, real estate, etc. by the Chinese Communist Party or those sanctioned by the party in America,’ Rep. Scott Perry said during the House Intelligence Committee’s confirmation hearing with Patel earlier this year.

‘Director Patel, I think we can all understand that that can lead to the ease of nefarious activity of numerous sorts,’ the Pennsylvania Republican noted. ‘What do you think should be our posture or our policy from a national security standpoint regarding the purchases of these lands and the ownership, occupation, utilization, etc. by Communist Party sanctioned use?’

‘From the FBI perspective, if we had federal statutes to enact criminal allegations and pursue those relating to these matters, we would do so,’ Patel replied. ‘I agree with you that having CCP actors purchasing large swaths of land next to military installations is a national security issue, a major one.’

‘And I would highlight to the American public – we’re not allowed to buy farmland in mainland China or in Russia, so I don’t know why we let that happen here. But that’s a personal matter for me,’ the FBI director continued. 

‘If I were given more legislation on it, I would love to act on it.’

The new focus on stopping CCP from getting involved in U.S. food supply chains comes amid scrutiny over Chinese corporations and entities purchasing a slew of U.S. farmland 

A person familiar tells DailyMail.com HHS, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., wants to put a panel of outside advisors on a screening test committee to check on the national security of internationally sourced food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics 

A group focused on stopping the CCP from buying land in states said it’s up to local lawmakers and politicians to fight this effort.

The Protecting America Initiative senior advisor and former Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell told DailyMail.com: ‘The federal government has a serious role, but the real fight, like most politics, is grass roots.’

‘The federal government can use its leverage and power of money to send a message to the states. They can put guardrails up of what’s appropriate for the states to do,’ he said when asked what role Trump’s agencies can play in the fight against China.

Danone’s CEO told CCP media in March: ‘The best proof of our confidence in China’s economy is our continuous investment. Danone is not only investing in research and innovation in China but also expanding our production bases. These investments serve not only the Chinese market but also the global market.’

Those involved in the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement express concern over his company’s interest in acquiring the Lifeway health food company.

Danone CEO, Antoine de Saint-Affrique, has repeatedly been featured in CCP propaganda media outlets. He told the official CCP newspaper People’s Daily in a March interview: ‘China is absolutely critical for the world’s growth’

When de Saint-Affrique was asked about his company’s investment layout in China, he revealed Danone already opened a research center in Shanghai to conduct academic and clinical research.

‘The Chinese government has taken a series of positive measures to boost consumption and stabilize foreign investment, which is undoubtedly good news for multinational companies like us,’ the Danone CEO said in showering praise on the communist government. 

‘All policy initiatives to boost consumption and expand openness will help promote common prosperity and benefit global development.’

De Saint-Affrique believes Danone will continue to deepen its presence in the Chinese market.

Donald Trump Jr. denounced the latest development in his Triggered podcast.

‘This is just one of many examples, all done through ‘news stations’ like the People’s Daily and China Daily, which are literally owned and operated by the CCP,’ Don Jr. said. 

‘And, by the way,’ he noted, ‘China Daily was just banned from distribution inside the House of Representatives.’

Donald Trump Jr. brought attention to the issue and denounced De Saint-Affrique’s links to the CCP during an episode of his Triggered podcast