Posted on 01/10/2014 9:08:24 AM PST by IbJensen
I received the following email from a trusted friend, Sol Sanders, who’s a longtime Asia correspondent. The information in the email is also consistent with what I’ve researched on the net. “USDA approves import of chicken processed in China despite safety concerns” has a list of Chinese food safety incidents which reads like a horror story.
I’ve long stopped buying any foods — produce, frozen seafood, canned — from China. After reading this email, I will also stop buying any foods, esp. seafood, imported from S.E. Asian countries like Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia because, as I had suspected, they’re probably disguised “made in China” foods all along.
Sol has an addendum to the email about nori – an edible seaweed: “Also there is a problem with nori now — Korean nori which is widely sold in Japan and sometimes marked ‘made in Japan’ when it arrives at Costco, for example, is badly contaminated with human waste!”
The email is below.
~Eowyn
I checked this out on Snopes “Tilapia from China” they say in the report most of it is true…
I purchased Tilapia from Walmart last week. I read the label and it was just as the article stated “packaged in Jacksonville, FL but processed in China. After reading it, I threw it in the garbage. At my sister-in-law’s suggestion, I took out of the garbage and took it back to Walmart. It had started to thaw before taking it back and inside the sealed (unopened) wrapper, there were little black particles that appeared to be feces. I took this e-mail with me and the customer service lady told me that she was familiar with it and as much as her kids liked Talapia, they don’t eat it anymore. I left the entire e-mail wit her because it doesn’t just address Talapia.
I read several articles on Google about this, and even one that was defending the eating of tilapia said to avoid the fish that came from China.
Also, I had just returned home from buying Publix & Albertson’s 4-day special of 4 bags of frozen tilapia for the price of one. Sure enough, on the top of the bags, it read “farm raised”, and on the bottom in small print it said, “China”. I recently saw a Food inspector on TV… He said he had lived overseas and he had seen the filthy conditions their foods are raised and processed in.
It is enough to make you throw up. Some foreign workers have to wear masks as they work in these places, because the food is so rotten and filthy, it makes them want to throw up.
Many of their Fish on Fish Farms are fed Raw sewage daily. He said he has seen so much filth throughout their food growing and processing that he would “never” eat any of it. They raise this filth , put some food coloring and some flavorings on it, then they ship it to the USA for YOU to consume and feed to YOUR families. They have no Food & Safety Inspectors. They ship it to you to buy and poison your families and friends. Imported food we eat and the junk we buy.
Green Giant frozen vegetables are from China , and so are most of Europe’s Best. Arctic Gardens are Okay. So is Birdseye.
Never buy the grocery store garlic unless it is clearly marked from USA or Canada,the other stuff is grown in people poop (even worse than chicken poop). China is the largest producer of garlic in the world; U.S. is next.
Buy only local honey, much honey is shipped in huge containers from China and re-packed here.
Cold-FX (a product derived from ginseng) is grown and packed in China and is full of fecal bacteria. Doesn’t work anyway, big scam.
If the country of origin is not clearly marked beware. If produce, ask an employee. Watch out for packages which state “prepared for”, “packed by” or “imported by”. I don’t understand the lack of mandatory labeling, especially the produce. The country of origin should be clearly shown on the item in the store. I go to the local farmers’ markets in season and keep a wary eye open the rest of the year.
For example, the “Our Family” brand of Mandarin oranges says right on the can “From China.” So for a few more cents, buy the Liberty, Gold, or Dole brands instead. They’re from California. And beware of Costco’s canned peaches and pears in a plastic jar — they’re from China.
All “High Liner” and most other frozen fish products come from China or Indonesia. The package may say “Pacific Salmon” on the front, but look for the small print. Most of these products come from fish farms in the Orient where there are no regulations on what is fed to these fish.
Recently The Montreal Gazette had an article by the Canadian Government on how Chinese feed the fish: They suspend chicken wire crates over the fish ponds, and the fish feed on chicken s–t. If you search the Internet about what the Chinese feed their fish, you’ll be alarmed; e.g., growth hormones, expired anti-biotics from humans. Never buy any type of fish or shellfish that comes from these countries: Vietnam, China, Philippines.
Check this out personally. I did. Steinfeld’s Pickles are made in India – just as bad!
Another example is in canned mushrooms. No-Name brand came from Indonesia. Also check those little fruit cups.They used to be made in Canada in the Niagara region until about 2 years ago. They are now packaged in China!
How is it possible to ship food from China cheaper than having it produced in the U.S. or Canada?
While the Chinese export inferior and even toxic products, dangerous toys, and goods to be sold in North American markets, the media wrings its hands! Yet, 70% of North Americans believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended!
Well, duh! Why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges?
SIMPLY DO IT YOURSELF!
Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says ‘Made in China’ or ‘PRC’ (and that now includes Hong Kong ), simply choose another product, or none at all.You will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed at what you can do
THINK ABOUT THIS: If 300 million North Americans refuse to buy just $20 each of Chinese goods, that’s a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor… fast! The downside? Some Canadian/American businesses will feel a temporary pinch from having foreign stockpiles of inventory.
Just one month of trading losses will hit the Chinese for 8% of their North American exports. Then they will at least have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and lawlessness are worth it.
They’re sneaking in tainted chinese honey, too by bringing it in via another country to disguise its origin.
Del Monte Mandarin Oranges in jar = China.
Del Monte Citrus Salad, Red Grapefruit slices in jars = Mexico.
Unfortunately its virtually impossible to know anymore without growing it yourself.
ping
Hard to do. Half the garlic in Gilroy (The Garlic Capitol of the World) is from China.
China is even shipping crap to Mexico where it is stamped ‘Made in Mexico’.
If only our thoroughly corrupted government would eliminate the corporate tax, neuter the epa and eliminate a long list of acronyms we might see a resurgence of manufacturing and processing in our pitiful nation.
china is an enemy, yet our nation allows them to buy the largest pork producer in the world. Americans with functioning brains will remember this and ‘voila’ that producer will end up in the tank where it will belong.
Americans buy clothing, toys and Christmas tree ornaments and even religious articles from a nation that kills Christians.
Be very careful about seafood. Unless you’re sure that the seafood you’re eating has been locally caught, skip it. It’s probably coming from China and they have absolutely no hygene standards for the production of seafood that they grow and export. After reading an article about ther shrimp that’s served in most restaurants I’ll never, ever buy shrimp at a chain restaurant again.
I would also avoid anything that comes in contact with your food, such as plates. My wife wanted new dinner/salad plates and bowls for Christmas, and I had to do some extra research to find a brand not made in China and not containing any lead.
We just had a conversation about "local" honey, that I buy. I told DD that it was good for allergies and that I purchased it at the near by feed store. DH piped in with, "right, where they bottle it, in the back room, with the honey from China". He was kidding, but it makes you think.
Just called Green Giant customer service— said their vegetables were not from China and they are labeled with country of origin if imported. She also indicated that would also include ingredients
Ping
This should be something every US citizen should do daily unril it is fixed...I have already started....
Locally caught? Lake Michigan is full of PCBs. I won’t eat fish from there. It’s lucky that I don’t really care for fish, so I’ll never die from fish-borne diseases.
That's not surprising.
Mexico - doing the sneaky work that the Chinese can't do ;-)
bfl
Only a very limited number of fish from the great lakes can be sold but toxin levels are pretty debatable at best.
I know people who have eaten fish from the great lakes a couple times per week for decades with no ill effects for them, their offspring, or grandchildren.
Yeah, well I guess it depends where you live.
Where is Lenox china manufactured?In:China and Chinese Territories
Answer:
The answer is not necessarily crystal clear (sorry for the pun). Most, if not all, of Lenox china and tableware are now made overseas in either Europe or Asia, depending on the specific item.
According to the Associated Press, on March 26, 2010, Homer Laughlin merged with Hall China Company, making it the last American china company with the china being made in the United States. The merger occurred after Syracuse China Company, the second to last company, closed its doors in 2009.
Drive old cars, wear second hand clothes, BUT DO NOT SKIMP ON WHAT GOES INTO YOUR BODY. It becomes you and determines your health. Check origins of everything going into your mouth or onto your skin.
Good article.
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