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A week or so ago Current Affair [Australia] did a doco on frozen vegetables imported from New Zealand . As it turns out if it is a Coles or Woollies home brand there is a more than good chance that the product has come from China . Products made by McCain’s, Birdseye and other supposed reputable companies from New Zealand are now purchasing vegie products from China and selling that product under  their name.

Basically check where it is produced by the comments on the back of the pack and if it says produced from New Zealand and Imported product it has Chinese vegies in it. Put it back on the shelf. I would even go as far as to say even if it has product of New Zealand I would be suspect about where those vegies in that pack come from. I suppose to play it safe unless it has been grown and packed in Australia stay away from it unless you don’t mind digesting poisons.

For your info.

Pretty scary stuff!!

Learn from BARCODESThis will cheer you up hope you aren’t having chicken for dinner

Please Remember…….the Australian barcode prefix is 93

PLEASE NOTE – if you love Australian produce and the thought of keeping jobs here, AND you like to eat healthy foods and buy quality products, then please read on. Please also note the Australian barcode prefix is 93.
DANGEROUS IMPORTED FOODS
There are no food inspection regulations of foods grown or processed in China , Vietnam , Hong Kong or Thailand .Other world countries are scared of China making ‘black hearted goods’, but can you differentiate which one is made in Australia , the USA , Philippines , Taiwan or China ? For your Information … the first 3 digits of the barcode is the country code where-in the product was made.
Example: all barcodes that start with 690; 691 through to 695 are all MADE IN CHINA.

4 71 is Made in Taiwan .This is our right to know, but our governments 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 through to 695, then it is Made in China .  Don’t forget, Hong Kong is now China , too.
00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ Denmark
64 ~ Finland
76 ~ Switzerland and Liechtenstein
93 ~ Australia
628 ~ Saudi-Arabian
629 ~ United Arab Emirates
740 ~ 745 – Central America
All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines…
DO NOT BUY FOOD PROCESSED IN CHINA , HONG KONG , VIETNAM or THAILAND !!!  Remember, there are no food inspection regulations!!!WATCH WHAT YOU BUY. ESPECIALLY ‘HIGHLINER’ FISH PRODUCTS; all come from China , even though the box says ‘product of Canada ‘, it is from Chinaand ‘processed’ in Canada , that is, only  the coating is added and packaged in Canada.  The fish are raised in pens using chemicals that are banned in Canada as cancer causing but legal in China . This was exposed on CBC TV’s ‘Marketplace’.Please think before buying anything from China . Avoid buying all processed food packaged in China …Anything goes! We just don’t know what else is in those packages. Unlike the United States and CANADA (and Australia , Germany , France , Italy , Great Britian et al) China does not have laws regulating food processing. Basically, do not buy any processed food from China .  This includes Hong Kong. MANY companies are using a Hong Kong address to avoid this type of image reputation.

Send to as many people as possible.  Do NOT buy food originating in China(or Vietnam orThailand)! Take the time to read the labels and look for country of origin!
Your Health is at Stake!

REMEMBER THE AUSTRALIAN BARCODE PREFIX????

IT IS 93

WAN’s COMMENTS:

The above article is pretty forthright in its views and some of the views are probably somewhat extreme, and not necessarily always true. Sometimes, but not always.

We have seen health scares on a number of products coming from CHINA for example, but also remember that there have been some pretty decent scares also in the USA for products grown, processed and packed in the USA. The problem seems to be universal.

With regard to Vietnam some of the comments are mis-placed. Vietnam DOES have some pretty rigid rules and inspections to maintain food quality. For the longest time there were restrictions on the import of US Beef, now relaxed. Where possible, health inspectors DO inspect closely food production facilities attempting to keep quality high. Exporting food from Vietnam can be difficult, again due to stringent health checks and requirements.

This is not to say there are not ways of “accommodating” these regulations. Again, that is somewhat universal.

But the TV show “A Current Affair” does unearth some pretty extreme cases in all aspects of life. This food presentation is no exception. But remember to take a big picture look when considering information of this kind.