[Spridgets] Is This True

[Ron Soave]

Sorta: http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/barcodes.asp

--- On Thu,
11/12/09, Larry & Sandi Miller <millerls at ado13.com> wrote:

> From: Larry &
Sandi Miller <millerls at ado13.com>
> Subject: [Spridgets] Is This True
> To:
"Spridget" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009,
6:27 PM
> > This may be useful to know when
> grocery shopping, if it's a
concern  
> > to you.
> 
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> > The whole world is afraid
of China-made "black hearted
> goods".
> >
> > Can you differentiate which one
is made in Taiwan or
> China ?
> >
> > If the first 3 digits of the barcode
are 690, 691 or
> 692, the
> > product is MADE IN CHINA.
> >
> > 471 is Made
in Taiwan .
> >
> > This is our right to know, but the government and
>
related
> > departments never educate the public, therefore we
> have to
RESCUE
> > ourselves.
> >
> > Nowadays,  Chinese businessmen know that
>
consumers do not prefer
> > products "MADE IN CHINA ", so they don't show from
> which country it
> > is made.
> >
> > However, you may now refer to the
barcode, remember if
> the first 3
> > digits are:
> >
> > 690-692  then it is
MADE IN CHINA .
> > 00 - 09  USA & CANADA
> > 30 - 37  FRANCE
> > 40 - 44 
GERMANY
> > 47 ... Taiwan
> > 49  JAPAN
> > 50  UK
> >
> > BUY USA by watching
for "0" at the beginning of the
> number.  We need
> > every boost we can get!
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