An email forwarded from PatR...
DO NOT EAT TILAPIA:
Greetings and Salutations...
I purchased Tilapia from WalMart last week. I read the label and it stated "packaged in Jacksonville , FL but processed in China" . I decided not to eat it and threw in the garbage. At my sister-in-law's suggestion that I take it back to WalMart, I took out of the garbage and It had started to thaw before taking it back. Inside the sealed (unopened) plastic wrapper, there were little black particles that appeared to be feces. I took this e-mail with me and the customer service lady told me that she was familiar with it and as much as her kids liked Tilapia, they don't eat it anymore. Either.
I left the entire e-mail with her because it doesn't just address Tilapia.
I read several articles on Google about this, and even one that was defending the eating of tilapia said to avoid the fish that came from China .
Also, I had just returned home from buying Publix & Albertson's 4-day special of 4 bags of frozen tilapia for the price of one. Sure enough, on the top of the bags, it read "farm raised", and on the bottom in small print it said, " China ".
I recently saw a Food inspector on TV... He said he had lived overseas and he had seen the filthy conditions their foods are raised and processed in. It is enough to make you throw up. Some foreign workers have to wear masks as they work in these places, because the food is so rotten and filthy, it makes them want to throw up.
Many of their Fish on Fish Farms are fed raw sewage daily. He said he has seen so much filth throughout their food growing and processing that he would "never" eat any of it. They raise this filth, put some food coloring and some flavorings on it, then they ship it to the USA for YOU to consume and feed to YOUR families. They have no Food & Safety Inspectors. They ship it to you to buy and poison your families and friends. Imported food we eat and the junk we buy
Green Giant frozen vegetables are from China , and so are most of Europe 's Best. Arctic Gardens are Okay. So is Birdseye.
Never buy the grocery store garlic unless it is clearly marked from USA or Canada, the other stuff is grown in people poop (even worse than chicken poop). China is the largest producer of garlic in the world, U.S. is next.
Buy only local honey/ Much honey is shipped in huge containers from China and re-packed here.
Watch out for packages which state "prepared for", "packed by" or "imported by". I don't understand the lack of mandatory labeling, especially the produce. The country of origin should be clearly shown on the item in the store. I go to the local farmers' markets in season and keep a wary eye open the rest of the year. But even the local farmers/ markets should be suspect when they sell produce that is not produced locally or even in the USA. So beware there, too.
How is it possible to ship food from China cheaper than having it produced in the U.S. or Canada ?
FOR EXAMPLE:
The "OUR FAMILY" brand of mandarin oranges says right on the can 'from CHINA So, for a few more cents, buy the LIBERTY BRAND. GOLD BRAND or the DOLE is from CALIFORNIA Beware, Costco sells canned peaches and pears in a plastic jar that come from China .
All "HIGH LINER" and most other frozen fish products come from CHINA or INDONESIA. The package may say "PACIFIC SALMON" on the front, but look for the small print. most of these products come from fish farms in the orient where there are no regulations on what is fed to these fish.
Recently THE MONTREAL GAZETTE had an article by the Canadian Government on how Chinese feed the fish: They suspend chicken wire crates over the fish ponds, and the fish feed on chicken s--t. If you search the Internet about what the Chinese feed their fish, you'll be alarmed; e.g., growth hormones, expired antibiotics from humans. Never buy any type of fish or shellfish that comes from these countries: Vietnam, China, Philippines.
Check this out. I did. STEINFELD'S PICKLES are made in India - just as bad!
Another example is in canned mushrooms. No-Name brand came from Indonesia. And many come from CHINA. In Sams the other day, there they were. Mushrooms from CHINA and mushrooms from USA were side by side on the same shelf and guess what? The USA sourced product was CHEAPER.
Also check those little fruit cups. They used to be made in Canada in the Niagara region until about 2 years ago. They are now packaged in China !
While the Chinese export inferior and even toxic products, dangerous toys, and goods to be sold in North American markets, the media wrings its hands! Yet, 70% of North Americans believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended!
Well, duh! Why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges?
SIMPLY DO IT YOURSELF, CANADA AND THE U.S.
Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in China ' or 'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong ), simply choose another product, or none at all. You will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed at what you can do without.
My wife doesnt buy any clothes made in CHINA anymore and soon she will be wearing nothing at all.
THINK ABOUT THIS:
If 200 million North Americans refuse to buy just $20 each of Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor... fast! The downside? Some Canadian/American businesses will feel a temporary pinch from having foreign stockpiles of inventory.
Just one month of trading losses will hit the Chinese for 8% of their North American exports.
Then they will at least have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and lawlessness are worth it.
START NOW and don't stop.
Comments
China spends a great deal of time disguising there products instead of making them clean.
We have the same problem here in Canada. Even the bar code does not tell where the food actually comes from. China uses abbreviations to hide the truth. The only way is to boycut what we know is from China.
People work 12 hrs per day and 6 days a week in some industry. It is the workers who might be punish.
Try not to buy anything at walmart because they put your local Stores out of business and the savings are not that big. The Chinese seem to spend a great deal of time just trying to deceive their customers and not being honest . I have recently heard there vegetables are almost all from China so if you want to eat something grown in sh-- then go for it. There are some people that thing the honey they send to Canada is not even honey and it is labeled Canadian honey then sent here. Chicken Jerky dog treats have been killing dogs in the US for over a year before the FDA did anything made in China and packaged in Canada. Bird flu is rampant in china and has been for years what would happen if it arrived from one of their processing filth plants.
Rarely do I shop for food at Wal-Mart. Ick.
Maybe it's time to have community "Made in China" burnings?
Kim, you might be able to raise tilapia in a barrel, like catfish can be raised. http://www.stevequayle.com/prepare/Raising.Catfish.in.Barrel.pdf
I had bought some Tilapia from our local grocery store. When I got home, I thought I would read the package to see where it came from. It said China on it. I was horrified! So, I threw it away. I will be looking for Tilapia that has come from the United States. If not, I will not buy it. Period.
And now China is going to "process" our chickens?