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Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

ical — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:41:38 GMT

But you have to read the entire article:

http://www.medicaldaily.com/are-trader-joes-products-safe-why-neighborhood-store-refuses-share-its-secrets-250053

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

HonnyBrown — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:59:26 GMT

What's the summary, ical? I don't click links.

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

ical — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:07:37 GMT

On 10/16/2014 HonnyBrown said:
What's the summary, ical? I don't click links.

Then search what is in the url "are trader joes product safe why neighborhood store refuses shares its secrets" and read it from there.

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

HonnyBrown — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:12:10 GMT

Thanks

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

jackthebear — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:17:47 GMT

thanks

might explain why TJ's pumpkin butter at $3 a jar tastes pretty much like Wsonoma's at $12 a jar...

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

ical — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:48:43 GMT

Country of Origin. That's pretty important to know…for sure.

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

ical — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:04:59 GMT

On 10/16/2014 ical said:
But you have to read the entire article:

http://www.medicaldaily.com/are-trader-joes-products-safe-why-neighborhood-store-refuses-share-its-secrets-250053

“I asked Trader Joe’s if they would send me an affidavit showing proof of non-GMO corn or soy in at least one of their products that wasn’t labeled certified organic and they refused saying, ‘Unfortunately we don’t share those documents, they are confidential,’” she wrote in the post, entitled "What Is Trader Joe’s Hiding?"

“They wouldn’t even tell me what country some of the products were produced in either as they do not provide ‘country of origin’ labeling.”

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

KYToby — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:18:30 GMT

An article from a pseudoscientific site quoting a crackpot and utilizing speculation and innuendo to push an agenda. I am not impressed.

TJ's does keep its suppliers secret in order to reduce costs, but the products are available in any of their stores. Why not test the product to prove it has GMOs if there is such a concern? Oh wait -- I know -- they cannot do it because the GMO hysteria is nothing but a fraud and myth perpetuated by people with little-to-no scientific knowledge.

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

ical — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:25:57 GMT

On 10/16/2014 KYToby said:
An article from a pseudoscientific site quoting a crackpot and utilizing speculation and innuendo to push an agenda. I am not impressed.

TJ's does keep its suppliers secret in order to reduce costs, but the products are available in any of their stores. Why not test the product to prove it has GMOs if there is such a concern? Oh wait -- I know -- they cannot do it because the GMO hysteria is nothing but a fraud and myth perpetuated by people with little-to-no scientific knowledge.

LOL! Oh thank you for that.

If you shop there, then I suppose you've admirably represented such affects.

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

Yahooey — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:00:31 GMT

You don't like TJ, you prefer Whole Foods. Ok got it

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

ical — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:08:18 GMT

On 10/16/2014 Yahooey said:
You don't like TJ, you prefer Whole Foods. Ok got it

I like to know what is being fed to my family. Don't you? There are only a few items I will buy there because I know what the Brand is and what they package and from where the ingredients came.

Trader Joe's earned almost 1.5 stars out of five at Consumer Affairs.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/supermarkets/trader_joe.html

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FunkyHulaGirl — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 01:01:58 GMT

On 10/16/2014 ical said:
On 10/16/2014 Yahooey said:
You don't like TJ, you prefer Whole Foods. Ok got it

I like to know what is being fed to my family. Don't you? There are only a few items I will buy there because I know what the Brand is and what they package and from where the ingredients came.

Trader Joe's earned almost 1.5 stars out of five at Consumer Affairs.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/supermarkets/trader_joe.html

Actually, this post is quite deceptive. This is NOT a 1.5 star rating from Consumer Affairs, per se, it's ratings given by customers - and if you'd bother to read them, you'd see that most are complaints about employees, with some non-verifiable stories about people who claimed to get sick after eating TJ products. Hmmm...so, did they eat ONLY items from TJ, which makes them so certain that that was what caused their becoming ill? One person claimed to get food poisoning from a watermelon. Well. it's remotely possible, but ONLY if the watermelon is cut, and TJs sells only whole watermelons. Mostly the complaints there are from ignorant people.

As for the original article, it's mere opinion; I wouldn't give it any credibility.

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

stazgirl — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:37:38 GMT

Hearsay And opinions at best. I love Trader Joe's have shop there for yes and have never become sick from anything there. I also find THIER employees to be helpful and knowledgable in the products. JMO,

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sfnative — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 06:45:01 GMT

And you read "Prevention" magazine, too. Right?

You'd best know that if you're going to take a commodity or concern under attack, you had better have the best possible references possibly available: the more scientific the better. And, oh, that means NOT the ones that suit your agenda.

If, indeed, Trader Joe's is and has been as bad as you say, they would be out of business. End of subject.

Take your angst elsewhere.

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

glmama — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:58:36 GMT

On 10/16/2014 FunkyHulaGirl said:
On 10/16/2014 ical said:
On 10/16/2014 Yahooey said:
You don't like TJ, you prefer Whole Foods. Ok got it

I like to know what is being fed to my family. Don't you? There are only a few items I will buy there because I know what the Brand is and what they package and from where the ingredients came.

Trader Joe's earned almost 1.5 stars out of five at Consumer Affairs.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/supermarkets/trader_joe.html

Actually, this post is quite deceptive. This is NOT a 1.5 star rating from Consumer Affairs, per se, it's ratings given by customers - and if you'd bother to read them, you'd see that most are complaints about employees, with some non-verifiable stories about people who claimed to get sick after eating TJ products. Hmmm...so, did they eat ONLY items from TJ, which makes them so certain that that was what caused their becoming ill? One person claimed to get food poisoning from a watermelon. Well. it's remotely possible, but ONLY if the watermelon is cut, and TJs sells only whole watermelons. Mostly the complaints there are from ignorant people.

As for the original article, it's mere opinion; I wouldn't give it any credibility.

Yes, that!

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

Moonchilde — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:03:08 GMT

On 10/16/2014 ssssgirl said: Hearsay And opinions at best. I love Trader Joe's have shop there for yes and have never become sick from anything there. I also find THIER employees to be helpful and knowledgable in the products. JMO,

I have always found their employees cheerful, funny, engaging and helpful, sometimes providing a level of service beyond what I normally expect. I love when the checkers will ask about things I'm buying and tell me their favorites too. Both of us end up trying new things.

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

ValuSkr — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:52:18 GMT

Thank you for this. I wouldn't call TJ's an evil empire, but it helps to know as much as possible about our food suppliers. TJ's are smart marketers. I'll still buy a few things there. But a regular supermarket, presumably more transparent than TJ's and just as price-competitive, is fine for my everyday needs.

Re: Good Article by Medical Daily re: Trader Joe's

kittymomNC — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:12:18 GMT

On 10/16/2014 ical said:
On 10/16/2014 Yahooey said:
You don't like TJ, you prefer Whole Foods. Ok got it

I like to know what is being fed to my family. Don't you? There are only a few items I will buy there because I know what the Brand is and what they package and from where the ingredients came.

Trader Joe's earned almost 1.5 stars out of five at Consumer Affairs.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/supermarkets/trader_joe.html

Since you also started a thread about this in Viewpoints and it has had quite a discussion there, it leads one to wonder what your problem really is with Trader Joe's.