Another interesting read
FOOD
FROM CHINA...…. Smithfield Farms, the largest pork producing farm in
the USA, was sold in September to China with the unanimous support of
its stockholders! The hogs will still be
raised here, but slaughtered and packaged for sale there before being
sent back here. This includes labels of
•• Morrell
•• Eckric
•• Krakus
•• Cudahy
•• Premium Hams
•• Cook's
•• Gwaltney
The same with many chickens. They can now be shipped there, but when they come back all that needs to be labeled is that they WERE RAISED IN THE USA. Not that they were processed in China!!!
Our great FDA at work again. The chickens will be all processed and most sold to fast food restaurants for sandwiches, along with schools and supermarkets. The China slaughter and processing are not nearly equal to the requirements here for cleanliness.
*BAD FOOD*
We recently
learned that Starkist Tuna is now owned by Korea, and is in big conflict
with the U.S. concerning quality, safety, and records, which Korea
refuses to produce.
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
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".
In general, farm raised fish should not be eaten because of the high concentration of antibiotics they are fed to prevent diseases due to being tightly confined with other fish.
Buy wild caught fish from North America, Hawaii or New Zealand. Read all the way to the end.
Recently a Food Inspector on TV 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. 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 & Canada 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 OK, 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 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". We don't understand the lack of mandatory labeling, especially on the produce.
The country of origin should be clearly shown on the item in the store.
Go to the local farmers' markets in season and keep a wary eye open the rest of the year.
Please read this very carefully, and read to the very bottom. It's important for all of us.
How is it possible to ship food from China cheaper than having it produced in the U.S. or Canada?
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* BRAND.
*GOLD BRAND or DOLE is from CALIFORNIA*.
Beware, Costco sells canned peaches and pears in a plastic jar that come 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 poop.
If you search the internet about what the Chinese feed their fish, you'll be alarmed;
e.g: growth hormones, expired antibiotic from humans?
Never buy any type of fish or shellfish that comes from these countries ...
•• Vietnam
•• China
•• Philippines
Checked this out personally.
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. Most sold in Aldi stores.
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, at least 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, CANADA and the UNITED STATES.
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 without.
THINK ABOUT THIS:
If 200 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.
Send this to everybody you know. Let's show them that we are intelligent, and NOBODY can take us for granted.
*Start reading labels more closely and buy something else even if it cost a few cents more*.
And just think, if you eat in restaurants a lot, then you have no idea what you’re eating.
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Not sure if the above (at least the pork issue) is accurate. Based in what I have read, the pork is still raised in the U.S. and slaughtered here at Smithfield, but a lot of the meat is exported to China due to very high demand there and a shortage related to the disease death of much of their domestic pig herd.
All that said, I still HATE China to the depths of my soul.
Below is another article on it.
At Smithfield Foods' slaughterhouse, China brings home U.S. bacon
Smithfield Foods' slaughterhouse in Virginia used to carve up pork for American sandwiches and holiday dinners. But workers now box up pig carcasses to ship to China, according to employees, local officials and industry sources.0 -
This is an article that has been around for several years. It is full of errors and half truths. I refuse to buy Chinese food products and read all the labels before purchase. A lot of frozen fish is Chinese but there are non Chinese brands out there. Most Green Giant products are made here but there are a few that are from other countries because of not much local availability. Just read the labels. Frogdog is correct about Smithfield. The Chinese lost most of their domestic production of hogs so they bought Smithfield to have a pork source. Hogs grown, processed and packaged in the U.S. Kinda like buying a Toyota, foreign owned but made here. I won't buy Chinese but this article is an example of "I saw it on the internet, so it must be true". Bob 0 -
How the heck can you make money sending hogs to the other side of the world and then bringing them back here to sell??? We need to distance ourselves from China and the sooner the better. 0 -
Smithfield was sold to the Chinese several years ago. 0
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