Barcodes reveal Country of Origin?
Bar codes don't always tell the whole story as to an item's country of origin
“The whole world is afraid of 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.”
We were naturally curious and when we discovered some answers, figured we’d add it to our blog to further everyone’s pursuit of better shopping habits:
Snopes’ article helped us to discover the truth of the matter and their ending quote says it all:
“In determing the country of origin of a product sold within the U.S., consumers should still look for “Made in [country name]” labels on the packaging.”
If this is not readily apparent, ask your store manager or use the contact information provided to you on the item’s labels.
It helps all of us to make the effort and to choose the American owned, produced and locally-sold option where ever possible.
Links:
Snopes
Shop American Made here
and on our
List of American manufacturers, business, entrepreneurs and service providers.
On http://www.ProductFrom.com one can check the origin of products. For now there are informtions about 600 items, but hope that it will increase soon.
Kazik
August 18, 2009 at 5:58 am