Were the Apple Chips sold in the Produce section? I know produce has its own barcode system separate from general groceries. Barb Cure Ignorance With Knowledge www.naturalcanines.com "Come forth into the light of things. Let nature be your teacher." William Wordsworth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 9:34 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Fwd: Bar Codes > Well, I was going to pass this message on...but thought I'd check first. > I have in my hand a package of Apple Chips...and on the package I read, > plain as day: > Product of China. > The distributor, however, is in Batavia, New York. The bar code number > is > 94185 00048 > and still it says: Product of China. > > So much for the bar code. > > Peggy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx> > >> >> Since this was topic of a recent list discussion, thought you might like >> to >> know the bar codes to indicate the country in which the goods were >> made. >> Sample: all barcodes that start at 690-695 are all MADE IN CHINA >> >>> the first 3 digits of the barcode is the country code wherein the >>> product was made. >> Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer >> products >> 'Made in China', so they don't show from which country it is made. > >> However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if the first 3 >> digits >> are: 690-695 then it is Made in China. >> >> BARCODES >> >> 00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA >> 30 ~ 37 FRANCE >> 40 ~ 44 GERMANY >> 49 ~ JAPAN >> 50 ~ UK >> 57 ~ Denmark >> 64 ~ Finland >> 76 ~ Switzerland and Liechtenstein >> 471 ~ Taiwan> >> 480 ~ Philippines >> 628 ~ Saudi-Arabia >> 629 ~ United Arab Emirates >> 690 ~ 695 China >> 740 ~ 745 Central America >> 884 ~ Vietnam > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================