HOW TO READ BAR CODES

ALWAYS READ THE LABELS ON THE FOODS YOU BUY. NO MATTER WHAT THE FRONT OF THE BOX OR PACKAGE SAYS, TURN IT OVER AND READ THE BACK CAREFULLY !

With all the food and pet products now coming fromChina, it is best to make sure you read the label at the supermarket especially when buying food products. Many products nolonger show where they were made, only give where the distributor is located. The whole world isconcerned about China-made "black-hearted goods".

Can you differentiate whichone is made in Taiwan or China? The world is also concerned about GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) foods; steroid fed animals (ex: 45 days old broiler chicken).

It is important to read the bar code to track its origin. How to read Bar Codes....interesting !

If the first 3 digits of the bar code are 690, 691 or 692, the product is MADE IN CHINA.

471 is Made in Taiwan .

If the first 3 digits of the bar code are 00-09 then it'smade or sourced in USA.

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 (maybe not us, but it's always good knowledge). However, you may now refer to the barcode .

Remember if the first 3 digits are:

890......MADE IN INDIA

690, 691, 692 ... then it is MADE IN CHINA

00 - 09 ... USA and CANADA

30 - 37 ... FRANCE

40 - 44 ... GERMANY

471 ........ Taiwan

45 or 49 ........JAPAN

489...........HONG KONG

50 .......... UK

57 .........DENMARK

64..........FINLAND

76.........SWITZERLAND and LIENCHTENSTIEN

471......... is Made in TAIWAN (see sample)

628.........SAUDI ARABIA

629.........UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

740..........745 - CENTRAL AMERICA