http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/barcodes.asp
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Nenah Sylver <[email protected]> wrote: > *Labels Can Lie: How to Read Bar Codes* > > > > With all the food and pet products now coming from China, make sure to > scrutinize the labels. But no matter what the front of a box or package > says, turn it over and study the bar code. Many products no longer show > where they were made; they show only where the distributor is located. *The > bar code will show the product’s origin.*** > > > Below are the first three digits of the barcode, and where the product is > made: > > > > 00 – 09 . . . . . . . . . USA and/or Canada. > > 30 – 37 . . . . . . . . . France > > 40 – 44 . . . . . . . . . Germany > > 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Japan > > 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . UK > > 471 . . . . . . . . . . . . Taiwan > > 690 – 692 . . . . . . . China > > Also, if a product says “made in PROC,” this is People’s Republic of > China—China. > > > > > -- Alan Jones "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." (Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution)
