Delfi Elite
Posts : 1827 Reputation : 169 Join date : 2011-08-11
| Subject: Read Bar Codes on Labels, Find out where the product is from Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:53 am | |
| I don't have a link, I pulled this off of my FB page.ALWAYS READ THE LABELS ON THE FOODS YOU BUY--NO MATTER WHAT THE FRONT OF THE BOX OR PACKAGE SAYS, TURN IT OVER AND READ THE BACK---CAREFULLY! With all the food and pet products now coming from China , it is best to make sure you read label at the grocery store and especially Walmart when buying food products. Many products no longer show where they were made, only give where the distributor is located. It is important to read the bar code to track it's origin. How to read Bar Codes .... interesting! This may be useful to know when grocery shopping, if it's a concern to you. GREAT WAY TO "BUY USA & CANADA " AND NOT FROMCHINA!! The whole world is concerned about China-made "black hearted goods". Can you differentiate which one is made in Taiwan or China ? If the first 3 digits of the barcode are 690 691 or 692, the product is MADE IN CHINA. 471 is Made in Taiwan . This is our right to know, but the government and related departments never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves. Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products "MADE IN CHINA", so they don't show from which country it is made.
However, you may now refer to the barcode - remember if the first 3 digits are: 690-692 ... then it is MADE IN CHINA 00 - 09 ... USA & CANADA 30 - 37 FRANCE 40 - 44 GERMANY 471 ... Taiwan 49 ... JAPAN 50 ... UK BUY USA & CANADIAN MADE by watching for "0" at the beginning of the number. We need every boost we can get! Pass this on to everybody on your E-Mail Contact List!!
If the government won't help us, we MUST help ourselves | |
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Delfi Elite
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| Subject: Re: Read Bar Codes on Labels, Find out where the product is from Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:13 pm | |
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hiscity
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| Subject: Re: Read Bar Codes on Labels, Find out where the product is from Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:58 pm | |
| More references:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Article_Number_(EAN)
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/barcodes.asp (2010) | |
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billetman
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| Subject: Re: Read Bar Codes on Labels, Find out where the product is from Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:45 am | |
| This is good stuff to know! Thanks guys!!! | |
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