wrote:
> In rec.food.cooking wrote:
>
>>> INTERESTING!
>>>
>>> Check the barcodes on foods, whether it is for people or pets.
>>> Foodstuffs from China have been killing pets and people. Here is the
>>> information to pass on.
>>>
>>> The first 3 digits of the barcode is the country code wherein the
>>> product was made.
>
> Except that this part isn't true. The barcode country codes indicate
> where the company selling the product registered the code, and may
> not have anything to do with the actual products origin. Also, US
> barcodes don't follow this standard.
>
> http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/barcodes.asp
>
> Bill Ranck
> Blacksburg, Va.

Ah come on Bill..... It was a great idea while it lasted...