Bad food

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>                 Share with your friends and relatives
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>                 Interesting; Time consuming to do this, but I think, worthwhile...
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>                         And don't forget that Smithfield Farms, the largest pork
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>                 producing farm in the USA was sold in September to China with the
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>                 unanimous support of its stockholders!!  The hogs will still be raised
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>                 here, but slaughtered and packaged for sale there before being sent
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>                 back here.  This includes labels: of Morrell, Eckrich, Krakus, Cudahy ,
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>                 Premium Hams, Cook's, Gwaltney. The same with many chickens.  They
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>                 can now be shipped there, but when they come back all that needs to be
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>                 labeled is that they… WERE RAISED IN THE USA .  Not that they were
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>                 processed in China !!!  Our great FDA at work again.  The chickens will
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>                 be all processed and most sold to fast food restaurants for sandwiches,
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>                 along with schools and supermarkets.  The China slaughter and processing
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>                 are not nearly equal – and, by far - to the requirements here.
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>                         Buy USA or Canada only.
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>                           BAD FOOD.
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>                         We recently learned that Starkist Tuna is now owned by
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>                 Korea, and is in big conflict with the U. S. concerning quality, safety,
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>                 and records, which Korea refuses to produce.
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>                         Read several articles on Google about this, and even one
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>                 that was defending the eating of tilapia said to avoid the fish that
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>                 came from China ? Also, I had just returned home from buying
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>                 Albertson's 4-day special of 4 bags of frozen tilapia for the price of
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>                 one? Sure enough, on the top of the bags, it read "farm raised", and
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>                 on the bottom in small print it said:" China "… read all the way
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>                 down...
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>                         Recently a Food inspector on TV... said he had lived
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>                 overseas and he had seen the filthy conditions their foods are raised
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>                 and processed in. It is enough to make you throw-up. Some foreign
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>                 workers have to wear masks as they work in these places, because the
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>                 food is so rotten and filthy, it makes them want to throw up. Many of
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>                 their fish on Fish Farms are fed raw sewage daily. He said he has seen
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>                 so much filth throughout their food growing and processing that he
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>                 would "never" eat any of it. They raise this filth, put some food
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>                 coloring and some flavorings on it, then they ship it to the USA &
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>                 Canada for YOU to consume and feed to YOUR families. They have no Food
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>                 & Safety Inspectors. They ship it to you to buy and poison your
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>                 families and friends.
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>                         Imported food we eat and the junk we buy:
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>                         Green Giant frozen vegetables are from China, and so are
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>                 most of Europe ’s Best.
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>                         Arctic Gardens are Okay. So is Birdseye.
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>                         Never buy the grocery store garlic unless it is clearly
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>                 marked from USA or Canada , the other stuff is grown in people’s… dung
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>                 (even worse than chicken poop). China is the largest producer of
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>                 garlic in the world; U. S. is next.
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>                         Buy only local honey, much honey is shipped in huge
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>                 containers from China and re-packed here.
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>                         Cold-FX is grown and packed in China and is full of fecal
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>                 bacteria. Doesn't work anyway, big scam.
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>                         If the country of origin is not clearly marked “beware”.
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>                         If produce, ask an employee.
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>                         Watch out for packages which state "prepared for", "packed
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>                 by" or "imported by". We don't understand the lack of mandatory
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>                 labeling, especially the produce.
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>                         The country of origin should be clearly shown on the item
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>                 in the store.
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>                         Go to the local farmers' markets in season and keep a wary
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>                 eye open the rest of the year.
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>                         Please read this very carefully, and read to the very
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>                 bottom. It's important for all of us.
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>                         How is it possible to ship food from China cheaper than
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>                 having it produced in the U. S. or Canada ?
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>                         FOR EXAMPLE THE "OUR FAMILY" BRAND OF MANDARIN
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>                 ORANGES SAYS RIGHT ON THE CAN 'FROM CHINA '. SO, FOR A
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>                 FEW MORE CENTS, BUY THE LIBERTY BRAND.
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>                         GOLD BRAND OR THE DOLE IS FROM CALIFORNIA .
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>                         Beware, Costco sells canned peaches and pears in a plastic
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>                 jar that come from China .
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>                         ALL "HIGH LINER" AND MOST OTHER FROZEN FISH PRODUCTS COME
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>                 FROM CHINA OR INDONESIA . THE PACKAGE MAY SAY "PACIFIC SALMON" ON
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>                 THE FRONT, BUT LOOK FOR THE SMALL PRINT. MOST OF THESE PRODUCTS
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>                 COME FROM FISH FARMS IN THE ORIENT WHERE THERE ARE NO REGULATIONS
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>                 ON WHAT IS FED TO THESE FISH.
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>                         Recently The Montreal Gazette had an article by the Canadian
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>             Government on
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>                 how Chinese feed the fish: They suspend chicken
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>                 wire crates over the fish ponds, and the fish feed on chicken dung.
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>                         If you search the Internet about what the Chinese feed
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>                 their fish, you'll be alarmed; e. g, growth hormones, expired
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>                 anti-biotic from humans? Never buy any type of fish or shellfish that
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>                 comes from these countries: Vietnam , China , Philippines .
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>                         Check this out personally.
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>                         Steinfeld's Pickles are made in India - just as bad!
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>                         Another example is in canned mushrooms. No-Name brand came
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>                 from Indonesia …
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>                         Also check those little fruit cups. They used to be made in
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>                 Canada, in the Niagara region, until about 2 years ago. They are now
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>                 packaged in China .  Most sold in Aldi stores.
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>                         While the Chinese export inferior and even toxic products,
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>                 dangerous toys, and goods to be sold in North American markets, the
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>                 media wrings its hands! Yet, 70% of North Americans believe that the
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>                 trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended.
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>                         Well, duh! Why do you need the government to suspend
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>                 trading privileges?
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>                         SIMPLY DO IT YOURSELF, CANADA AND THE U. S.
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>                         Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if
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>                 it says 'Made in China ' or 'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong ),
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>                 simply choose another product, or none at all. You will be amazed at
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>                 how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally
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>                 amazed at what you can do without.
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>                         THINK ABOUT THIS:
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>                         If 200 million North Americans refuse to buy just $20 each
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>                 of Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in
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>                 our favor... fast! The downside? Some Canadian/American businesses
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>                 will feel a temporary pinch from having foreign stockpiles of
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>                 inventory.
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>                         Just one month of trading losses will hit the Chinese for
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>                 8% of their North American exports. Then they will at least have to
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>                 ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and lawlessness are
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>                 worth it.
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>                         START NOW and don't stop and tell your friends.
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>                         Send this to everybody you know. Let's show them that we
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>                 are intelligent, and NOBODY can take us for granted.
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>                 Start reading labels more closely and buy something else, even if
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>                 it cost a few cents more..