What to do when everything is ‘Made in China?’

MSNBC ^ | June 29, 2007 | Dirk Lammers

[Daffynition]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Poisoned pet food. Seafood laced with potentially dangerous antibiotics. Toothpaste tainted with an ingredient in antifreeze. Tires missing a key safety component.

U.S. shoppers may be forgiven if they are becoming leery of Chinese-made goods and are trying to fill their shopping carts with products free of ingredients from that country.

The trouble is, that may be almost impossible.

[Daffynition]

Is anyone surprised?

[digger48]

"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em"

"Or at least take as much of their money as you can!"

[mtbopfuyn]

Companies in China produce about 80 percent of the world’s wheat gluten, common in most breads, cakes and cookies

Good thing I've started back on low carb today.

[weef]

I thought the FDA was there to regulate our food and drugs. The stuff from China gets a free pass?

[martin_fierro]

AWW YOU HAWREYS AWW BERONG TO US

[digger48]

They're gonna sell a sh!tload of these, too

[afraid]

The Bibles at Walmart are all made in China. Made me sick.

[taxed2death]

Hey, a good little capitalist will never whine or complain. It doesn’t matter if it is poisonous...it’s cheaper than the stuff produced domestically, therefore it is better for the consumer. Now STFU and eat it.

[StarfireIV]

He He, good one Martin.

[ex-snook]

Replace congressmen who voted for permanent special deals with China.

[StarfireIV]

Their AK variants were pretty good actually. Friends and I actually put a Chinese AKM against a Bulgarian model with a milled receiver, the AKM was more accurate.

[JoeSixPack1]

Maw Hawley is 12+ yeaws od, has 90K mi:es on it and evewy sing:e pawt, nut, bo:t, accessowie, beawing, sweave, or vushing, etc has been aw&aw’d by ME wid my snap-on, mac or cwaftsman toos.

Do dat mak me a bad pewson? <|:-)~~

[Neu Pragmatist]

Yep, apparently the Chicoms get a free pass . Don’t you just love “free trade” ?

It’s gotten so bad, that i’m actually excited when I can find garbage made in Mexico or Taiwan , just so I don’t have to buy garbage made in China .

I can’t wait to see how the “free traders” polish this turd ....

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Duncan Hunter has been the only GOP Presidential candidate so far that has frequently mentioned China’s continuing unfair trade advantages.

[Altura Ct.]

Yes he has.

[MeanWestTexan]

Sounds like there is a real opportunity to be made selling food products that contain “NO IMPORTED INGREDIENTS" and proclaims the same on the label. Who needs government regulation when you have an informed consumer and a free market?

[Malacoda]

Honestly, we're in a lucky position -- I've made deals with local Amish farmers to get our meats, fruits and vegetables. I've started canning. I'm not great at sewing (yet), but my mom is teaching me.

MOre and more, we're becoming a more self-reliant household, even though we live in the 'burbs.<>At least I KNOW I'm not putting melamine, antifreeze or illegal antibiotics in what I am putting up!

[Altura Ct.]

Yeah, another bill of goods our leaders and businesses in conjunction with our institutes of “higher learning” sold us. We are a “service” economy!

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

I’ll bump to that.

[gemma0000]

Seperated at birth?