"Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
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> Pinetree wrote:
> > Did you all know that "Product of the U.S.A." or "Product of Canada"
> > on your cans and plastic bags, could just mean that the can or
> > plastic bag was made in the country; or that the contents were just
> > "processed" in these countries.
>
> Really? Could you post the source for that info?
> --
> Dave
> www.davebbq.com
>
> Confirmed by several major grocery stores' customer service (they really
cannot lie to you), and also I am presently staying in Canada and saw the
whole program on www.cbc.ca/marketplace two weeks ago. Some people have been
trying to change this devious practice in the USA for twenty years (!!!) I
just found out by 'phoning the USA, but of course the Governments really
don't care. All of this can easily be confirmed by your government, or by
the head office of your local grocery stores (just telephone the toll-free
numbers on your cans and packages). You would have to give them the numbers
of the bar codes on said items. (And of course, if the plastic bag actually
says "grown and processed at such and such farms", then I suppose that's
true. Otherwise, its well known it seems by everyone but us poor gullibles
buying the products. I 'phoned Campbells also, and they assured me that they
use North American produce and process their own -- nothing Chinese they
say, so I believe them. But many, many others said their produce was from
anywhere in the world. As I said, we are what we eat - but what exactly are
we eating these days??? I suppose the motto is: you can fool most of the
people all of the time!