Admittedly I received this information via email but happy to share an abbreviated version… and in light of our recent berry scare here in Australia (think infected berries from China people now sick with Hepatitis A!!) Having knowledge of what you’re buying is power!
…..Sometime ago Current Affairs [Aust] 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 McCains, Birdseye and other supposed reputable companies from New Zealand are now purchasing vegie products from China and selling that product under their own name.
Basically check where it is produced by the comments on the back of the pack and if it says produced from New Zealand or Australia and Imported product it is likely to have Chinese vegies in it.
The issues surrounding imported foods include one major concern….
The issues surrounding imported foods include one major concern….
There are no food inspection regulations of foods grown or processed in China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Thailand India, Indonesia and Mexico..
So how do you differentiate which one is made in Australia, the USA,
Philippines, Taiwan or China etc?
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.
So what are the other country codes:-00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ Denmark
64 ~ Finland
76 ~ Switzerland and Liechtenstein
93 ~ Australia
94 ~ New Zealand
628 ~ Saudi-Arabian
629 ~ United Arab Emirates
740 ~ 745 – Central America
All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines..
Please beware of what you buy – before buying anything from China, Hong Kong, Vietnam , India, Indonesia, Mexico and Thailand as mentioned unlike USA, Canada, Australia, Germany , France , Italy , Great Britain et al., they have ineffective and/or poorly enforced food safety regimes in place.
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ Denmark
64 ~ Finland
76 ~ Switzerland and Liechtenstein
93 ~ Australia
94 ~ New Zealand
628 ~ Saudi-Arabian
629 ~ United Arab Emirates
740 ~ 745 – Central America
All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines..
Please beware of what you buy – before buying anything from China, Hong Kong, Vietnam , India, Indonesia, Mexico and Thailand as mentioned unlike USA, Canada, Australia, Germany , France , Italy , Great Britain et al., they have ineffective and/or poorly enforced food safety regimes in place.
It is better to be aware …….Anything goes!……..
(GOOGLE)
Be Healthy & Happy!
Caroline x