Re: Food Imports from China

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

Check your pet food and their treats too. I only buy made in USA and Canada.

Justice4all · ‎12-22-2013

@chickenbutt wrote:
Like probably most, I have plenty of things made in China (mostly electronics) in my house.

But food is where I do draw the line. I try to get as much US food as possible. With food from China - who knows what you're getting. A lot of produce we get off-season from Central and South America and I try to avoid that almost exclusively. For me, that is mostly because of pesticides and the different laws they have (have a bird and I have asthma). I wonder if our pesticide laws are going to be dropped, though, and that has become a new concern for me.

I had some shrimp I had purchased, several years ago, that was from Southeast Asia (didn't look before purchasing - oops!) and I found that it made my throat close up and itch so I learned to be more vigilant when I purchased seafood, too.

Sorry, yes. The EPA got a toxic agricultural chemical, previously banned for causing brain cancer, passed yesterday, I think. For cherries and other fruit.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Noel7 wrote:
chickenbutt wrote:
Like probably most, I have plenty of things made in China (mostly electronics) in my house.

But food is where I do draw the line. I try to get as much US food as possible. With food from China - who knows what you're getting. A lot of produce we get off-season from Central and South America and I try to avoid that almost exclusively. For me, that is mostly because of pesticides and the different laws they have (have a bird and I have asthma). I wonder if our pesticide laws are going to be dropped, though, and that has become a new concern for me.

I had some shrimp I had purchased, several years ago, that was from Southeast Asia (didn't look before purchasing - oops!) and I found that it made my throat close up and itch so I learned to be more vigilant when I purchased seafood, too.
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@chickenbutt

I have the same concerns you have. I wonder if it's worth it to try to only buy organic produce. I've read there aren't strict laws on what can be labeled "organic."

Hey Noel! Yes, it's a concern and may become even more so. I shop mostly at Raley's (for others - it's a west coast grocery chain) and they not only seem to have higher quality foods than the other chains around here but they are really good about having origin shown on food items more than others.

software · ‎06-08-2016

The last thing a company wants is to make more information available on their label. If it weren't for state & federal laws on the books now, we would know NOTHING.

It's getting harder to find food in this country. I think it's a bad idea for many reasons.

In Alabama, all seafood on a restaurant menu or grocery store or fish market must list country of origin and whether farmed or wild caught. It's a state law.

@Mominohio

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Justice4all wrote:
Sorry, yes. The EPA got a toxic agricultural chemical, previously banned for causing brain cancer, passed yesterday, I think. For cherries and other fruit.

Ugh - (word I can't say here!).

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

mominohio wrote:
We avoid all food from China (when it is marked) as well.

I would think that food companies would do themselves a favor to list country of origin because if it doesn't say what country I will pass it up.

We tend to get some produce in this area from Canada and I'm ok with that, but if food is marked from China or if the source isn't listed at all, I look for something else.

I do the same, with most things, if it doesn't declare where the food item is from. We've had food items from Canada, too, and I don't hesitate there either.

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

Everytime I look for dried mushrooms for a recipe, they are from China, and I just won't take the chance.

" You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan

KingstonsMom · ‎03-09-2010

@skuggles wrote:
I read fairly recently that chicken from China would be sold in our supermarkets. Not sure if it's where I shop. Does anyone else think chicken tastes bad enough as it is , unless it's local farm organic, without adding the time of shipping and the quality issues in China? I can hardly stomach it anymore, because it tastes so bad.

@skuggles

The chicken products being processed in China are the frozen 'pre-formed' chicken like chicken 'nuggets', ;chicken patties' etc., not real chicken pieces like strips, breasts, etc.

Unfortunately, how many people buy these preformed nuggest and patties for their kids, not knowing this?

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

KingstonsMom · ‎03-09-2010

@software wrote:
The last thing a company wants is to make more information available on their label. If it weren't for state & federal laws on the books now, we would know NOTHING.

It's getting harder to find food in this country. I think it's a bad idea for many reasons.

In Alabama, all seafood on a restaurant menu or grocery store or fish market must list country of origin and whether farmed or wild caught. It's a state law.

@Mominohio

@software

It's the same in my state of GA too....thank goodness!

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
Everytime I look for dried mushrooms for a recipe, they are from China, and I just won't take the chance.

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@QVCkitty1

We get dried mushrooms from Trader Joe's. Pretty sure they're not from China, but I'll double check next time. If you have one in your area, you might want to check it out.