Trader Joe to ban food from China

[ponyo]

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Good for them, and I hope other stores follow their lead.

 

[Nikamichi]

Originally posted by: Naustica
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Good for them, and I hope other stores follow their lead.

:thumbsup:

 

[iamwiz82]

Good to hear. Too many people think that cheaper is better. Very little China puts out is better.

:thumbsup:

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Good to hear. Too many people think that cheaper is better. Very little China puts out is better.

:thumbsup:

Define 'better'. Better for your budget?

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Good to hear. Too many people think that cheaper is better. Very little China puts out is better.

:thumbsup:

Define 'better'. Better for your budget?

Survival

 

[KillerCharlie]

...and Trader Joe's will still be cheaper and better quality than most grocery stores.

 

[imported_Imp]

I think they ban a bunch of stuff in Canada now from China. Good. I won't be subjected to 'Soy sauce - Now with human hair!'.

 

[JulesMaximus]

:thumbsup: That's reason enough to shop there.

 

[Slick5150]

I sure wish there was a Trader Joe's around here. I love that place.

 

[lokiju]

Nice!

Now I just wish there was one close enough to my home to go to.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Imp
I think they ban a bunch of stuff in Canada now from China. Good. I won't be subjected to 'Soy sauce - Now with rat hair!'.

fixed your post

 

[JC86]

While this sounds great in theory, there are so many products that aren't made in China but have components that were made in China that I wonder how effective this will be in practice.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: JC86
While this sounds great in theory, there are so many products that aren't made in China but have components that were made in China that I wonder how effective this will be in practice.

Trader Joe's sells food genius.

 

[laxor]

Yes, Trader Joe's sells food... and food has preservatives that come from China as well.

 

[newb111]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: JC86
While this sounds great in theory, there are so many products that aren't made in China but have components that were made in China that I wonder how effective this will be in practice.

Trader Joe's sells food genius.

And many ingredients come from China.

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: laxor
Yes, Trader Joe's sells food... and food has preservatives that come from China as well.

They sell organic food.

 

[George P Burdell]

My love for Trader Joes is now +1

 

[Eli]

:thumbsup:

 

[0roo0roo]

pretty much.
organic is fast and loose in china.
what good is organic if your river water is polluted and you water the crops with it

 

[Turin39789]

boo. no trader joes nearby

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Good to hear. Too many people think that cheaper is better. Very little China puts out is better.

:thumbsup:

And yet if everything in your house that had bits from china stopped functioning you'd probably be sitting there in the dark unable to do anything!

Chinese IS better. It costs less and is not necessarily less for us. The rest of the cost comes in the fact that they are poisoning their country and the people live like crap.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: KillerCharlie
...and Trader Joe's will still be cheaper and better quality than most grocery stores.

Two Buck Chuck FTMFW

 

[Yreka]

Originally posted by: GuideBot

Originally posted by: KillerCharlie
...and Trader Joe's will still be cheaper and better quality than most grocery stores.

Two Buck Chuck FTMFW

:thumbsup::wine:

 

[Jeff7]

How many of the recalls due to salmonella or E. Coli contamination were due to foods made in the US though?

All we have to worry about from China is the use of toxic chemicals, not bioagents. Yum, melamine.


Stuff from China can be just as good as stuff made elsewhere. The problem is a universal one - you get what you pay for. You can get lousy junk made in the good old US of A. You can get cheap crap from Japan. And you can get top-quality merchandise from China. But if you offer 50% of the going rate to get a product manufactured, there's going to be more than a few corners cut. Tolerances will be slackened, so the acceptable failure rates will be increased, and materials will be lower-grade. This will happen in any country.

China just has looser regulations, so they have less problem making cheap junk, as opposed to countries whose governments have imposed at least some guidelines which hold industry to certain standards of responsibility and quality. That is where the problem lies.

 

[zoiks]

I lub trader joes.