JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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?
>
>
Yeah.......... That's what I've been thinking. I should have
consistently gone with my gut on this....

--
Jean B.