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

Organizations like Greenpeace have been publicizing the mess in China for at
least 20 years. Too bad nobody listens to them. Now, the problem is here.