I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type brand name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a place in the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of China.' Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.

Rant over.

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type brand
name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a place in
the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of China.'
Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.

--------

For now.

Anyone has to be nuts to eat anything from that polluted craphole.

Kalmia wrote:
>
>I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England
>type brand name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were
>distributed by a place in the States - then in tiny print on the
>back, I see 'Product of China.' Fooled by slick marketing, but
>so far I still feel OK.
>
>Rant over.

Frozen seafood is shit no matter where it's from, most especially
frozen shellfish. I wouldn't eat scallops unless I saw the fish
monger shuck them in front of me. Living inland I no longer eat
seafood... fresh seafood is the one thing I miss by no longer living
on Lung Guyland. When I was a kid in Brooklyn fresh scallops were
free, fresh shrimp too... when you were a regular customer at any
store there were lots of freebies, the butcher gave you wonderful soup
bones, calves liver too, for free... the green grocer gave you soup
greens for free, kids got free Chinese apples, free pumpkins for
Halloween. Back then I never heard of frozen seafood, at the
neighborhood fish monger all seafood was live swimm ing in tanks or
caught within hours... anyone could go to meet the fishing boats and
buy whatever was caught for cheap. I think people should just stop
buying that way over priced frozen seafood. Why people buy frozen
shrimp baffles me, it's not fit for cat food.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:50:11 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> Anyone has to be nuts to eat anything from that polluted craphole.
>
> Yeah - You're much better off eating stuff from the Mississippi.

Better than China. The housewives rule in China is "pick your poison
carefully." They know what's in it.

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type brand
name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a place in
the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of China.'
Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.
-------------------------------------------------------
It's probable that a lot of the fish caught off Alaska and BC by US and
Canadian fishers are sent to China for processing. They then come back as
Product of China.
Graham

On 2/11/2014 5:44 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type brand name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a place in the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of China.' Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.
>
> Rant over.
>



Everyone needs to be careful to look past the brand name for the country
of origin. I saw frozen "Icelandic Cod" the other day and was
interested until I saw "Product of China" on the back of the package in
tiny print. Every other variety of fish in the display was either from
China or farmed in Vietnam. I wouldn't eat either but I'm trying to
stay away from ANYTHING from China.

gloria p

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:29:59 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:50:11 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyone has to be nuts to eat anything from that polluted craphole.
>>>
>>> Yeah - You're much better off eating stuff from the Mississippi.
>>
>> Better than China. The housewives rule in China is "pick your poison
>> carefully." They know what's in it.
>
> As opposed to Americans who would rather remain oblivious and blame
> other countries.
>

No ****ing way is our food as deadly as China's. No ****ing way. We do not
have arsenic levels so high in our vegetables that you could die eating them
unless you had built up a resistance over decades. China does.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:03:15 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:29:59 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:50:11 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone has to be nuts to eat anything from that polluted craphole.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah - You're much better off eating stuff from the Mississippi.
>>>>
>>>> Better than China. The housewives rule in China is "pick your poison
>>>> carefully." They know what's in it.
>>>
>>> As opposed to Americans who would rather remain oblivious and blame
>>> other countries.
>>>
>>
>> No ****ing way is our food as deadly as China's. No ****ing way. We do
>> not
>> have arsenic levels so high in our vegetables that you could die eating
>> them
>> unless you had built up a resistance over decades. China does.
>
> Yeah. That's why rice grown in the southeast has consistently tested
> higher in arsenic than that found in China. And why the FDA has not
> set a standard maximum amount of "acceptable arsenic" while China has
> done for decades. China has even banned seafood imports from the U.S.
> due to high levels of arsenic.
>
> When did America do likewise to Asian seafood?
>

Somewhat true. But that just means we are more corrupt. They are more
polluted. Our food is safer. We allow anything into this country from
China including lead painted childrens toys. No problemo. It is buyer
beware.

I repeat: anyone eating Chinese food is a fool. A fool not long for this
world.

Which would you eat, a pound of US bacon or a pound of Chinese bacon?

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:20:04 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> Which would you eat, a pound of US bacon or a pound of Chinese bacon?
>
> They don't have bacon in China. Most of their pork comes from the
> United States (now that they bought Smithfield, especially). Our
> sodium nitrate and erythorbates used to cure our bacon comes mostly
> from China, if that matters. And I have no doubt that our pigs are
> raised in chemical and biological slop.
>

Fine Squishie. Have some Chinese chicken. I made it just for you.

On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:44:52 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote:

>I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type brand name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a place in the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of China.' Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.
>
>Rant over.

I would have binned them, I wouldn't even feed them to my chooks.

"gloria p" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/11/2014 5:44 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type brand
>> name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a place
>> in the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of China.'
>> Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.
>>
>> Rant over.
>>
>
>
>
> Everyone needs to be careful to look past the brand name for the country
> of origin. I saw frozen "Icelandic Cod" the other day and was interested
> until I saw "Product of China" on the back of the package in tiny print.
> Every other variety of fish in the display was either from China or farmed
> in Vietnam. I wouldn't eat either but I'm trying to stay away from
> ANYTHING from China.
>
Then stay away from Walmart!
Graham

"graham" > wrote:
>gloria p wrote:
>>Kalmia wrote:
>>> I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type brand
>>> name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a place
>>> in the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of China.'
>>> Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.
>>
>> I'm trying to stay away from ANYTHING from China.
>>
>Then stay away from Walmart!

What a NO IQer... Walmart sells the same imported crap as every other
store.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> "graham" > wrote:
>>gloria p wrote:
>>>Kalmia wrote:
>>>> I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type brand
>>>> name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a place
>>>> in the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of
>>>> China.'
>>>> Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to stay away from ANYTHING from China.
>>>
>>Then stay away from Walmart!
>
> What a NO IQer... Walmart sells the same imported crap as every other
> store.
>
It is apparently responsible for 1% of China's HUGE GDP.
Graham

On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:08:37 -0700, "graham" > wrote:

>
>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
.. .
>> "graham" > wrote:
>>>gloria p wrote:
>>>>Kalmia wrote:
>>>>> I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type brand
>>>>> name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a place
>>>>> in the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of
>>>>> China.'
>>>>> Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to stay away from ANYTHING from China.
>>>>
>>>Then stay away from Walmart!
>>
>> What a NO IQer... Walmart sells the same imported crap as every other
>> store.
>>
>It is apparently responsible for 1% of China's HUGE GDP.

Proof?

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:08:37 -0700, "graham" > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> "graham" > wrote:
>>>>gloria p wrote:
>>>>>Kalmia wrote:
>>>>>> I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type
>>>>>> brand
>>>>>> name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a
>>>>>> place
>>>>>> in the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of
>>>>>> China.'
>>>>>> Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to stay away from ANYTHING from China.
>>>>>
>>>>Then stay away from Walmart!
>>>
>>> What a NO IQer... Walmart sells the same imported crap as every other
>>> store.
>>>
>>It is apparently responsible for 1% of China's HUGE GDP.
>
> Proof?
>
Google is your friend!

On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 4:44:52 PM UTC-8, Kalmia wrote:
> I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type brand name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a place in the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of China.' Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.
>
>
>
> Rant over.

Most people don't understand that a huge amount of seafood caught by US fishermen and fishermen in other countries is sent to China for processing.
I don't know, unless they change the packaging, how you can tell where it was caught or grown.

I won't eat farmed fish anyway but even our Pacific Northwest Salmon is sent to China for processing. Here's an article about it.

http://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrop...local-seafood/

On 2/12/2014 7:56 AM, graham wrote:
> "gloria p" > wrote in message

>>
>> Everyone needs to be careful to look past the brand name for the country
>> of origin. I saw frozen "Icelandic Cod" the other day and was interested
>> until I saw "Product of China" on the back of the package in tiny print.
>> Every other variety of fish in the display was either from China or farmed
>> in Vietnam. I wouldn't eat either but I'm trying to stay away from
>> ANYTHING from China.
>>
> Then stay away from Walmart!
> Graham
>
>



I don't set foot in Walmart. The fish incident was in Sprouts.

gloria p

"graham" wrote:

>
>"Brooklyn1" <> wrote in message
.. .
>> On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:08:37 -0700, "graham" > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
>>>> "graham" > wrote:
>>>>>gloria p wrote:
>>>>>>Kalmia wrote:
>>>>>>> I bought a bag of frozen scallops which touted a New England type
>>>>>>> brand
>>>>>>> name, showed a photo of a sea-going vessel, were distributed by a
>>>>>>> place
>>>>>>> in the States - then in tiny print on the back, I see 'Product of
>>>>>>> China.'
>>>>>>> Fooled by slick marketing, but so far I still feel OK.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm trying to stay away from ANYTHING from China.
>>>>>>
>>>>>Then stay away from Walmart!
>>>>
>>>> What a NO IQer... Walmart sells the same imported crap as every other
>>>> store.
>>>>
>>>It is apparently responsible for 1% of China's HUGE GDP.
>>
>> Proof?
>>
>Google is your friend!

Your assertation, your proof... LIARGRAM!

Actually Walmart (and ALL other retailers) sell goods from everywhere
on the planet, most goods are from the Philappines, Puerto Rico,
S.Korea, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Turkey, South America, Central
America, Europe, Africa, and even Israel (quality tools and food
stuffs), and let's not forget the Japs, not much Aussie stuff if
anything... only a small proportion of goods are from China. But the
point is US retailers manufacture nothing, zero, zip. Graham, you are
an ignoranus, and I know you've never produced any marketable goods,
NOTHING! At best you're a desk jockey, if you've ever been gainfully
employed... most likely you're on the dole... a waste of protoplasm...
you're probably still living in mommy & daddy's basement, you ****ing
loser.

On 2014-02-12 2:25 PM, gloria p wrote:

>
>
> I don't set foot in Walmart. The fish incident was in Sprouts.
>

I have been there a couple times.... only after I scoured other stores
for things and was unable to find them. Not at all surprised that
Walmart didn't have them either, though I did once buy a cheap Halloween
costume, and once when we were on vacation I stopped to get a back up
bathing suit. They had only crappy suits. I got on for $8 and only used
it once.

I refuse to buy fresh produce from China. Some of the local stores sell
Chinese ginger, garlic, snow peas and snap peas. Not of them get cooked
enough for me to risk the strange bacteria that come from there.

On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 00:33:10 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:20:04 -0800, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> Which would you eat, a pound of US bacon or a pound of Chinese bacon?
>
>They don't have bacon in China. Most of their pork comes from the
>United States (now that they bought Smithfield, especially).[***} Our
>sodium nitrate and erythorbates used to cure our bacon comes mostly
>from China, if that matters. And I have no doubt that our pigs are
>raised in chemical and biological slop.
>
>-sw

[***]

Might want to check that. Business Insider via RaboBank says
estimated pork consumption for 2012 is 52 million tons. Also says
that pork imports have averaged 400 thousand tons for the past several
years. It might be that imports are increasing, but I doubt by 26
million tons + as it would destroy the domestic industry.