Krypsis wrote:
> On 6/03/2012 2:28 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> Kalmia wrote:
>>> On Mar 4, 11:57 am, A Moose in Love >
>>> wrote:
>>>> I didn't think that the sole that I bought; Capt. Highliner brand was
>>>> from Chinese caught fish. It was. The same for the cod that I now
>>>> have.
>>>> Are we asking too much? Is fish from China lousy? Are their
>>>> stands, factory trawler standards inferior to the standards of
>>>> North America? I've spotted some wild pacific salmon in the store for
>>>> $8.99 per pound. Frozen. I've no problem with frozen fish, but where
>>>> is it from? Who ran the trawlers? Does it matter?
>>>
>>> I won't knowingly eat anything from China. I also eschew other
>>> products made there, e.g. dish towels whose cheap dyes run etc.
>>
>> I have probably mentioned the stainless steel items I have gotten
>> inadvertently (once) or because there was no other choice (once) that
>> started rusted immediately after being used for their intended purposes.
>> That's outrageous, as was the dish towel dye issue.
>>
> Chinese plastic goods such as kitchen containers, clothes pegs and the
> like are absolute rubbish. The plastic tends to be of indeterminate
> quality tending towards brittleness. The equivalents from Thailand seem
> much better, last a lot longer and have less sprue.
>
Much stuff from China is worthless. At least sometimes one can
get things from India, which at least hasn't seemed to have such
issues.

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Jean B.