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US store chain cuts sales of food from China
Yahoo News ^ | Feb 12, 08 | Staff

Posted on 02/12/2008 6:29:09 PM PST by Michael_Michaelangelo

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US grocery chain Trader Joe's said Monday it would stop selling food imported from China due to customers' concerns about the products' safety.

"Our customers have voiced concerns about products from this region and we have listened," Trader Joe's spokeswoman Alison Mochizuki said in a statement.

"All single ingredient food items sourced from mainland China are scheduled to be out of our stores by April 1," she said.

"We will continue to source products from other regions until our customers feel as confident as we do about the quality and safety of Chinese products."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; commies; communism; communist; communistchina; cool; cosco; foodsafety; foodsupply; grocery; madeinchina; mao; redchina; slavery; slavetrade; toxicchina; trade; traderjoes
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1 posted on 02/12/2008 6:29:11 PM PST by Michael_Michaelangelo
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo

Good for them, I will miss the Tsing-Tao though.....


2 posted on 02/12/2008 6:30:31 PM PST by cmsgop ( I love Scotch. .......Scotchy, Scotch, Scotch)
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo

Good for Joe


3 posted on 02/12/2008 6:31:09 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo
All single ingredient food items sourced from mainland China

So they'll continue to sell Chinese food as long as they can hide it in something else.

Form over substance.

4 posted on 02/12/2008 6:31:27 PM PST by PAR35
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo

America still has a breadbasket. That seems like a real good place to look for food to stock on the shelves and in the freezers.


5 posted on 02/12/2008 6:32:22 PM PST by cripplecreek (Just call me M.O.M. (Maverick opposed to McCain.))
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo

Yessssss!


6 posted on 02/12/2008 6:32:36 PM PST by null and void (President Hillary!™ Clinton? Time to invest in body bags. Again...)
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To: cmsgop

You can find in in any asian market


7 posted on 02/12/2008 6:32:43 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo

Unfortunately, almost everything else will contain some product from China. Most food additives, preservatives, etc. are manufactured in China. I had a heck of a time trying to find some cure for jerky that was not from China.


8 posted on 02/12/2008 6:33:00 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't do anything you wouldn't want to explain to the paramedics!)
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo

I wish they had stores in our area so I could shop there.

I like Chinese food, but make my own. I’ve found the local Wegman’s carries a whole ton of Japanese cooking products like soy sauce, sesame oil, teriyaki sauce, etc.

I always check to see if any oriental seasoning is Japanese or not.


9 posted on 02/12/2008 6:33:05 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: PAR35

Good catch.


10 posted on 02/12/2008 6:33:10 PM PST by cripplecreek (Just call me M.O.M. (Maverick opposed to McCain.))
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo

Isn’t Trader Joe’s frequented exclusively by metrosexual hippie elitists?


11 posted on 02/12/2008 6:34:15 PM PST by jdm (You must have cookies enabled to log-in.)
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Isn’t Trader Joe’s frequented exclusively by metrosexual hippie elitists?

No

12 posted on 02/12/2008 6:35:34 PM PST by null and void (President Hillary!™ Clinton? Time to invest in body bags. Again...)
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To: null and void

Oh, okay, sorry.


13 posted on 02/12/2008 6:36:59 PM PST by jdm (You must have cookies enabled to log-in.)
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To: metmom
I like Chinese food, but make my own.

But when I make my own, I never get enough MSG in it. What's Chinese food without the light-headed-nauseus-splitting-headache-tingling-skin-think-there's-a-very-real-chance-you-just-might-die-should-I-bite-the-bullet-and-call-an-ambulance-now feeling?

14 posted on 02/12/2008 6:37:01 PM PST by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: jdm

Cheapest craft beer in town.


15 posted on 02/12/2008 6:37:21 PM PST by toddlintown (Building More Highways For Children---Huckleberry Talking Point)
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To: metmom

Rice wine vinegar, Hoisin and Sriracha are about all you need and Sriracha is made in the USA


16 posted on 02/12/2008 6:37:31 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Duchess47; jahp; LilAngel; metmom; EggsAckley; Battle Axe; SweetCaroline; Grizzled Bear; ...
MADE IN CHINA POTTERY STAMP

(Please FReepmail me if you would like to be on or off of the list.)
17 posted on 02/12/2008 6:38:11 PM PST by JACKRUSSELL
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To: metmom

Sesame oil and soy too


18 posted on 02/12/2008 6:38:39 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: metmom

If you want to try some bold natural teriyaki sauce, check out Veri Veri Teriyaki from Soy Vay (US made).


19 posted on 02/12/2008 6:38:55 PM PST by Sender (Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.)
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo
I don't buy ANY food that doesn't come from Canada or the USA...

These foreign countries don't know how to label anything properly and this is scary when you have to deal with allergy concerns.

20 posted on 02/12/2008 6:39:08 PM PST by forYourChildrenVote4Bush (911 Republican)
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