"Jean B." > wrote in message
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> Janet B. wrote:
>> Sorry, we can't stop buying food stuffs from China as it will jeopardize
>> the U.S. economy }}
>> http://tinyurl.com/2rsx3w
> This may just drive me back to cooking--with unprocessed ingredients,
> whose origins I know. BUT then what about those Asian condiments? And my
> daughter likes eating out. In Asian restaurants.
>
> I have long wondered what it means when, for example, a product from a
> third-world country (is that an archaic term?) is packed in water. What
> if that water is polluted with things that remain after processing? Ditto
> for "organic" products from suspect countries....
>
> --
> Jean B.

What if it's packed in water which contains industrial pollutants? The
Chinese (and some morons in this country) say that a certain amount of
regulatory leeway must exist in order for a country to grow. So, it's nice
to have benzene and dioxin in your water?