BUY AMERICAN (avoid that made in China)

[Coronita]

[quote=Aecetia]Flu,

I heard the same info. re. Chinese and Vietnamese seafood. Apparently they are raised in very unhealthy conditions (almost like a sewer). What is your opinion of seafood from Thailand? I really look for the country of origin when I am shopping at Trader Joe’s because sometimes it is not obvious.[/quote]

At once upon of time, I refused to buy any seafood that was not sourced from either Canada or the U.S…Most reputable places that sell seafood tell you source of origin…Even Ranch 99 does this now….

I skip all the frozen seafood section in Ranch 99, because most of those are sourced in asia (why do you think it’s so cheap)?

…Well, at least, that was before the BP disaster. Now, I’m thinking of just eating farm raised fish from U.S./Canada….

[Coronita]

[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
BTW: You shouldn’t be buying food made in china OR vietnam to begin with for health considerations ESPECIALLY seafood. For the longest time both Japan and Taiwan banned seafood from china and vietnam because some exporters consistently soaked them in mercury bath to keep freshness.[/quote]

Well, if you eat at restaurants at lot, that’s what you get.

Veggies and fruit grown locally have pesticides, wax, etc…

American meat has hormones that cause girls to have breasts at 12, etc…

Don’t know what to eat anymore.

I need to buy my own farm.

If we look at the health and bodies of the population, we’d conclude that the food in America is pretty toxic.[/quote]

…And that is precisely why I don’t eat out that much….

[Coronita]

[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
BTW: You shouldn’t be buying food made in china OR vietnam to begin with for health considerations ESPECIALLY seafood. For the longest time both Japan and Taiwan banned seafood from china and vietnam because some exporters consistently soaked them in mercury bath to keep freshness.[/quote]

Well, if you eat at restaurants at lot, that’s what you get.

Veggies and fruit grown locally have pesticides, wax, etc…

American meat has hormones that cause girls to have breasts at 12, etc…

Don’t know what to eat anymore.

I need to buy my own farm.

If we look at the health and bodies of the population, we’d conclude that the food in America is pretty toxic.[/quote]

…And that is precisely why I don’t eat out that much….

[Coronita]

[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
BTW: You shouldn’t be buying food made in china OR vietnam to begin with for health considerations ESPECIALLY seafood. For the longest time both Japan and Taiwan banned seafood from china and vietnam because some exporters consistently soaked them in mercury bath to keep freshness.[/quote]

Well, if you eat at restaurants at lot, that’s what you get.

Veggies and fruit grown locally have pesticides, wax, etc…

American meat has hormones that cause girls to have breasts at 12, etc…

Don’t know what to eat anymore.

I need to buy my own farm.

If we look at the health and bodies of the population, we’d conclude that the food in America is pretty toxic.[/quote]

…And that is precisely why I don’t eat out that much….

[Coronita]

[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
BTW: You shouldn’t be buying food made in china OR vietnam to begin with for health considerations ESPECIALLY seafood. For the longest time both Japan and Taiwan banned seafood from china and vietnam because some exporters consistently soaked them in mercury bath to keep freshness.[/quote]

Well, if you eat at restaurants at lot, that’s what you get.

Veggies and fruit grown locally have pesticides, wax, etc…

American meat has hormones that cause girls to have breasts at 12, etc…

Don’t know what to eat anymore.

I need to buy my own farm.

If we look at the health and bodies of the population, we’d conclude that the food in America is pretty toxic.[/quote]

…And that is precisely why I don’t eat out that much….

[Coronita]

[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
BTW: You shouldn’t be buying food made in china OR vietnam to begin with for health considerations ESPECIALLY seafood. For the longest time both Japan and Taiwan banned seafood from china and vietnam because some exporters consistently soaked them in mercury bath to keep freshness.[/quote]

Well, if you eat at restaurants at lot, that’s what you get.

Veggies and fruit grown locally have pesticides, wax, etc…

American meat has hormones that cause girls to have breasts at 12, etc…

Don’t know what to eat anymore.

I need to buy my own farm.

If we look at the health and bodies of the population, we’d conclude that the food in America is pretty toxic.[/quote]

…And that is precisely why I don’t eat out that much….

[Aecetia]

Thanks flu. That is what I thought and I am not getting sf from the GOM now. Even if the oil is not there, what about all the dispersant that was sprayed on the oil? Not good.

[Aecetia]

Thanks flu. That is what I thought and I am not getting sf from the GOM now. Even if the oil is not there, what about all the dispersant that was sprayed on the oil? Not good.

[Aecetia]

Thanks flu. That is what I thought and I am not getting sf from the GOM now. Even if the oil is not there, what about all the dispersant that was sprayed on the oil? Not good.

[Aecetia]

Thanks flu. That is what I thought and I am not getting sf from the GOM now. Even if the oil is not there, what about all the dispersant that was sprayed on the oil? Not good.

[Aecetia]

Thanks flu. That is what I thought and I am not getting sf from the GOM now. Even if the oil is not there, what about all the dispersant that was sprayed on the oil? Not good.

[CA renter]

[quote=jpinpb]For sure it would be worst to ingest anything harmful, whether food or medications.

Funny this thread was dug back up. I was at the mall last weekend getting a birthday present for stepson. Went *window* shopping at Nordstrom. Just peaking in the shoe department. Every shoe I checked was made in China. These were NOT low priced shoes. These were designer brand-name shoes made in China. And checking the quality, it was the same as low priced shoes.

Lucky for me, I don’t need/want shoes, but it was disappointing. I remember a lifetime ago when I would go to Nordstrom shoe department and find really nice quality Italian shoes.

Also, looking for clothes for my stepson, just about everything was made in China. And it wasn’t that cheap (quality was, though). I just was thinking back to when I was a teenager. Clothes were not that expensive and were good quality.

So different now. I mean, some of these t-shirts are so thin, looks like they would dissolve on first washing.[/quote]

We’ve noticed the same thing and Nordstrom. One day, I decided to check out labels there, and every single one of them said the article was made in China or SE Asia. Not a single one that I saw was made in the USA, yet they still want us to pay “made in USA” prices.

Based on what was said on this thread (or a similar one…didn’t check all the posts again), I decided to buy New Balance tennis shoes last week. Even those are often made overseas now, with a few exceptions where they were “assembled” in the US (probably by foreign workers), with components from overseas.

We are doing all we can to buy US-made goods, but it’s NOT easy, even if you’re willing to pay more.

[CA renter]

[quote=jpinpb]For sure it would be worst to ingest anything harmful, whether food or medications.

Funny this thread was dug back up. I was at the mall last weekend getting a birthday present for stepson. Went *window* shopping at Nordstrom. Just peaking in the shoe department. Every shoe I checked was made in China. These were NOT low priced shoes. These were designer brand-name shoes made in China. And checking the quality, it was the same as low priced shoes.

Lucky for me, I don’t need/want shoes, but it was disappointing. I remember a lifetime ago when I would go to Nordstrom shoe department and find really nice quality Italian shoes.

Also, looking for clothes for my stepson, just about everything was made in China. And it wasn’t that cheap (quality was, though). I just was thinking back to when I was a teenager. Clothes were not that expensive and were good quality.

So different now. I mean, some of these t-shirts are so thin, looks like they would dissolve on first washing.[/quote]

We’ve noticed the same thing and Nordstrom. One day, I decided to check out labels there, and every single one of them said the article was made in China or SE Asia. Not a single one that I saw was made in the USA, yet they still want us to pay “made in USA” prices.

Based on what was said on this thread (or a similar one…didn’t check all the posts again), I decided to buy New Balance tennis shoes last week. Even those are often made overseas now, with a few exceptions where they were “assembled” in the US (probably by foreign workers), with components from overseas.

We are doing all we can to buy US-made goods, but it’s NOT easy, even if you’re willing to pay more.

[CA renter]

[quote=jpinpb]For sure it would be worst to ingest anything harmful, whether food or medications.

Funny this thread was dug back up. I was at the mall last weekend getting a birthday present for stepson. Went *window* shopping at Nordstrom. Just peaking in the shoe department. Every shoe I checked was made in China. These were NOT low priced shoes. These were designer brand-name shoes made in China. And checking the quality, it was the same as low priced shoes.

Lucky for me, I don’t need/want shoes, but it was disappointing. I remember a lifetime ago when I would go to Nordstrom shoe department and find really nice quality Italian shoes.

Also, looking for clothes for my stepson, just about everything was made in China. And it wasn’t that cheap (quality was, though). I just was thinking back to when I was a teenager. Clothes were not that expensive and were good quality.

So different now. I mean, some of these t-shirts are so thin, looks like they would dissolve on first washing.[/quote]

We’ve noticed the same thing and Nordstrom. One day, I decided to check out labels there, and every single one of them said the article was made in China or SE Asia. Not a single one that I saw was made in the USA, yet they still want us to pay “made in USA” prices.

Based on what was said on this thread (or a similar one…didn’t check all the posts again), I decided to buy New Balance tennis shoes last week. Even those are often made overseas now, with a few exceptions where they were “assembled” in the US (probably by foreign workers), with components from overseas.

We are doing all we can to buy US-made goods, but it’s NOT easy, even if you’re willing to pay more.

[CA renter]

[quote=jpinpb]For sure it would be worst to ingest anything harmful, whether food or medications.

Funny this thread was dug back up. I was at the mall last weekend getting a birthday present for stepson. Went *window* shopping at Nordstrom. Just peaking in the shoe department. Every shoe I checked was made in China. These were NOT low priced shoes. These were designer brand-name shoes made in China. And checking the quality, it was the same as low priced shoes.

Lucky for me, I don’t need/want shoes, but it was disappointing. I remember a lifetime ago when I would go to Nordstrom shoe department and find really nice quality Italian shoes.

Also, looking for clothes for my stepson, just about everything was made in China. And it wasn’t that cheap (quality was, though). I just was thinking back to when I was a teenager. Clothes were not that expensive and were good quality.

So different now. I mean, some of these t-shirts are so thin, looks like they would dissolve on first washing.[/quote]

We’ve noticed the same thing and Nordstrom. One day, I decided to check out labels there, and every single one of them said the article was made in China or SE Asia. Not a single one that I saw was made in the USA, yet they still want us to pay “made in USA” prices.

Based on what was said on this thread (or a similar one…didn’t check all the posts again), I decided to buy New Balance tennis shoes last week. Even those are often made overseas now, with a few exceptions where they were “assembled” in the US (probably by foreign workers), with components from overseas.

We are doing all we can to buy US-made goods, but it’s NOT easy, even if you’re willing to pay more.

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