Chinese Products

ms. tonya said:

Curious if people here in group still shop at your local oriental store
or still buy food products labelled Made In China.

Half the things I own are made in China or SE Asia.

I'm throwing them all away as soon as I get home.

-sw

ms. tonya said:

Curious if people here in group still shop at your local oriental store
or still buy food products labelled Made In China.

Here in suburban Detroit there are a few oriental stores that I buy
products from occasionaly but with the recent pet/fish recalls now today
read toothpaste made in China is being yanked from shelves found with
added antifreeze & brake fluid to keep toothpaste moist looks like the
chinese goodies I would buy for b/f as a treat is over or just learn how
to make at home myself, love those pot stickers.

NO AMNESTY

My thought is that stuff in an oriental store is likely OK.

The problem stuff seems to be things sold by "low prices everyday" big
box stores that are always looking for the cheapest at any cost price on
stuff.

ms. tonya said:

Curious if people here in group still shop at your local oriental
store or still buy food products labelled Made In China.

I just threw away the remaining tilapia fillets I had in the freezer when
the label indicated they were products of China. Guess I'll have to switch
to U.S. farmed catfish fillets, which is fine since I love catfish. It's
just the tilapia was less expensive but (a) not worth the risk and (b) I
plan to boycott products imported from China whenever possible.

Jill

jmcquown said:

I plan to boycott products imported from China whenever possible.

Throwing them away after you've bought them will really teach
them a lesson, eh?

Pelham said:

jmcquown said:

I plan to boycott products imported from China whenever possible.

Throwing them away after you've bought them will really teach
them a lesson, eh?

Not getting ill will be immeasurably better for ME in the long run.

Pelham <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

jmcquown said:

I plan to boycott products imported from China whenever
possible.

Throwing them away after you've bought them will really
teach them a lesson, eh?

tossing previously purchased items won't, but not buying
future items can make a difference.
lee <try thinking ahead>

enigma said:

Pelham <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

jmcquown said:

I plan to boycott products imported from China whenever
possible.

Throwing them away after you've bought them will really
teach them a lesson, eh?

tossing previously purchased items won't, but not buying
future items can make a difference.
lee <try thinking ahead>

Yes, but she said she had thrown out stuff that she had already
bought.

<Try thinking behind>

-sw

Pelham said:

enigma said:

Pelham <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

On Thu, 24 May 2007 20:10:45 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> I plan to boycott products imported from China whenever
> possible.

Throwing them away after you've bought them will really
teach them a lesson, eh?

tossing previously purchased items won't, but not buying
future items can make a difference.
lee <try thinking ahead>

Yes, but she said she had thrown out stuff that she had already
bought.

<Try thinking behind>

-sw

Oh puleeze! Didn't you read about the imported monfkish that was recalled
because it apparently contains a toxin similar to that in pufferfish? A
delicacy in some countries such as China and Japan, but more like playing
Russian Roulette with your dinner. No thanks on imported fish bought this
month!

There have been toothpaste recalls, as well. Are you familiar with the
product? 😉 di-ethyline glycol was used in place of glycerine in toothpaste
to make it thicker and "glisten". So far no one is owning up to importing
toothpaste from China. Still, no thanks. Baking soda, salt & water work
just fine.

Jill

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

There have been toothpaste recalls, as well. Are you
familiar with the product? 😉 di-ethyline glycol was used
in place of glycerine in toothpaste to make it thicker and
"glisten". So far no one is owning up to importing
toothpaste from China. Still, no thanks. Baking soda,
salt & water work just fine.

you don't need the salt. just baking soda & water work,
without the added sodium.
don't suppose you're old enough to remember the tooth powders
that were around before there were toothpastes?
lee

enigma said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

There have been toothpaste recalls, as well. Are you
familiar with the product? 😉 di-ethyline glycol was used
in place of glycerine in toothpaste to make it thicker and
"glisten". So far no one is owning up to importing
toothpaste from China. Still, no thanks. Baking soda,
salt & water work just fine.

you don't need the salt. just baking soda & water work,
without the added sodium.
don't suppose you're old enough to remember the tooth powders
that were around before there were toothpastes?
lee

I used to buy cans of Colgate toothpaste powder at the drug store. It was
probably quite old fashioned but it was inexpensive and worked well.

jmcquown said:

Oh puleeze! Didn't you read about the imported monfkish that was recalled
because it apparently contains a toxin similar to that in pufferfish? A
delicacy in some countries such as China and Japan, but more like playing
Russian Roulette with your dinner. No thanks on imported fish bought this
month!

And throwing that out is obviously a first step, the second
being not buying it again--if the provenance is known. I
guess we in the US do have labeling on fish (at least I THINK
I read that), but what about the products that are not
labeled? Or those that say "manufactured in the US" (or some
other country), but we have no idea where the ingredients come
from? Or products that contain several ingredients? I don't
think it is easy to avoid these things, like some have
indicated.

Quoted message said:

There have been toothpaste recalls, as well. Are you familiar with the
product? 😉 di-ethyline glycol was used in place of glycerine in toothpaste
to make it thicker and "glisten". So far no one is owning up to importing
toothpaste from China. Still, no thanks. Baking soda, salt & water work
just fine.

Jill

Okay. I'm looking for pics or elaboration.

One pic shows Mr. Cool. An article mentions that and Excel.
It also contains the worrying statement that Chinese
toothpaste manufacturers say a small amount of diethylene
glycol in toothpaste is safe. BUT WTF is it doing there in
the first place? The answer: it is a low-cost substitute for
glycerin. (Just ignore the fact that is can be deadly!)

The FDA (!) claims no contaminated toothpaste is in this
country, and yet they have stopped shipments and are testing....

--
Jean B.

jmcquown said:

Pelham said:

enigma said:

Pelham <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

> On Thu, 24 May 2007 20:10:45 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I plan to boycott products imported from China whenever
>> possible.
>
> Throwing them away after you've bought them will really
> teach them a lesson, eh?

tossing previously purchased items won't, but not buying
future items can make a difference.
lee <try thinking ahead>

Yes, but she said she had thrown out stuff that she had already
bought.

<Try thinking behind>

-sw

Oh puleeze! Didn't you read about the imported monfkish that was recalled
because it apparently contains a toxin similar to that in pufferfish? A
delicacy in some countries such as China and Japan, but more like playing
Russian Roulette with your dinner. No thanks on imported fish bought this
month!

So, by your logic, all fish from China might be pufferfish,
including your tilapia?

-sw

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ms. tonya said:

Curious if people here in group still shop at your local oriental
store or still buy food products labelled Made In China.

I just threw away the remaining tilapia fillets I had in the freezer when
the label indicated they were products of China. Guess I'll have to
switch
to U.S. farmed catfish fillets, which is fine since I love catfish. It's
just the tilapia was less expensive but (a) not worth the risk and (b) I
plan to boycott products imported from China whenever possible.

Jill

Best to give up tilapia until you find U.S. farmed tilapia. A recent news
article reviewed the condition of the waters where Asian tilapia is
harvested. Really icky and possibly dangerous.
Janet

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Quoted message said:

ms. tonya said:

Curious if people here in group still shop at your local oriental
store or still buy food products labelled Made In China.

I just threw away the remaining tilapia fillets I had in the freezer when
the label indicated they were products of China. Guess I'll have to
switch
to U.S. farmed catfish fillets, which is fine since I love catfish. It's
just the tilapia was less expensive but (a) not worth the risk and (b) I
plan to boycott products imported from China whenever possible.

Jill

A boycott is a silent protest. I wonder if we were to make pests of
ourselves by asking our store managers/headquarters the origin of products
of concern, if the stores in turn might begin to buy elsewhere than China?
Janet

Janet B. said:

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Quoted message said:

ms. tonya said:

Curious if people here in group still shop at your local oriental
store or still buy food products labelled Made In China.

I just threw away the remaining tilapia fillets I had in the freezer
when the label indicated they were products of China. Guess I'll
have to switch
to U.S. farmed catfish fillets, which is fine since I love catfish.
It's just the tilapia was less expensive but (a) not worth the risk
and (b) I plan to boycott products imported from China whenever
possible.

Jill

A boycott is a silent protest. I wonder if we were to make pests of
ourselves by asking our store managers/headquarters the origin of
products of concern, if the stores in turn might begin to buy
elsewhere than China? Janet

I'm not sure that would help. Many store managers are at the whim of their
regional departments who order products as well as their headquarters who
buy the stuff in bulk. But surely they are aware of this by now?! Haven't
there been enough recalls for them to say "Hey, wait a minute!" Um,
apparently not.

I was told when some items were mismarked price-wise at a store "Oh, the
home office will have to fix that." And do you think the home office ever
did? Hell no. The big eye was on the dollar. I suppose as long as their
kids don't eat contaminated food or brush their teeth with toothpaste that
has this stuff in in it everything is hunky-dory. Just as everything is
hunky dory in Steve's world 🙂

Once one of their kids does, though, WATCH OUT! There will be Congressional
hearings and it will be like when they were trying to impeach Richard "I am
not a crook!" Nixon!

Jill

ms. tonya said:

Curious if people here in group still shop at your local oriental store
or still buy food products labelled Made In China.

Here in suburban Detroit there are a few oriental stores that I buy
products from occasionaly but with the recent pet/fish recalls now today
read toothpaste made in China is being yanked from shelves found with
added antifreeze & brake fluid to keep toothpaste moist looks like the
chinese goodies I would buy for b/f as a treat is over or just learn how
to make at home myself, love those pot stickers.

Recalls like the e-coli infected spinach??
Oops.. Sorry. That was product of USA.

Janet B. said:

A boycott is a silent protest.

Unless, of course, you publicize it.

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ms. tonya said:

Curious if people here in group still shop at your local oriental store
or still buy food products labelled Made In China.

Here in suburban Detroit there are a few oriental stores that I buy
products from occasionaly but with the recent pet/fish recalls now today
read toothpaste made in China is being yanked from shelves found with
added antifreeze & brake fluid to keep toothpaste moist looks like the
chinese goodies I would buy for b/f as a treat is over or just learn how
to make at home myself, love those pot stickers.

Recalls like the e-coli infected spinach??
Oops.. Sorry. That was product of USA.

Your observation is valid -- the underlining story is the FDA. Underfunded,
undermanned and not encouraged by our government to be diligent in following
up. By their own admission, US farms/ranches with a bad record are checked
probably every two years. If you don't have a bad record, it could be five
or more.
Janet

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Janet B. said:

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ms. tonya said:

Curious if people here in group still shop at your local oriental store
or still buy food products labelled Made In China.... [...]

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Recalls like the e-coli infected spinach??
Oops.. Sorry. That was product of USA.

Your observation is valid -- the underlining story is the FDA. Underfunded,
undermanned and not encouraged by our government to be diligent in following
up. By their own admission, US farms/ranches with a bad record are checked
probably every two years. If you don't have a bad record, it could be five
or more.

Between 2003 and 2006 under the management of the galactically
incompetent Bush administration, the number of FDA food safety
inspections was reduced by nearly 50%.

<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17349427/>

Many billions of our tax dollars were allegedly set aside for homeland
security but, apparently, not to safeguard the US food supply. If food
isn't safe, the Nation is in grave peril. It's a no brainer. How much
more essential to homeland security can you get than food safety? And
yet while billions of homeland security dollars have been wasted on
political pork and Cheney's private 'blackshirt' militia (Blackwater),
keeping the food supply safe is apparently not a priority.