Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I thought this was of good interest. Kathy Sater-Partch Subject: HOW TO READ BAR CODES...(very good to know) ALWAYS READ THE LABELS ON THE FOODS YOU BUY--NO MATTER WHAT THE FRONT OF = THE BOX OR PACKAGE SAYS, TURN IT OVER AND READ THE BACK---CAREFULLY!=20 With all the food and pet products now coming from China , it is best to = make sure you read labels at the grocery store and especially Walmart = when buying food products. Many products no longer show where they were made, only give where the = distributor is located. It is important to read the bar code to track = it's origin. How to read Bar Codes ......interesting! This may be useful to know when grocery shopping, if it's a concern to = you. GREAT WAY TO "BUY USA & CANADA " AND NOT FROM CHINA!! The whole world is afraid of China-made"black hearted goods". Can you differentiate which one is made in Taiwan or China ? If the first 3 digits of the barcode are 690, 691 or 692, the product is = MADE IN CHINA.=20 471 is Made in Taiwan .=20 This is our right to know, but the government and related departments = never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves. 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: 690-692 ... then it is MADE IN CHINA 00 - 09 ... USA & CANADA 30 - 37 ... FRANCE 40 - 44 ... GERMANY 471 ... Taiwan 49 ... JAPAN 50 ... UK BUY USA & CANADIAN MADE by watching for "0" at the beginning of the = number. We need every boost we can get! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================