Bar code info - FYI

Those of you who care to ONLY buy American may find this info useful. This came in our email today and I thought I would share it..........Jim


The following is a way to tell by looking at the bar code whether you are buying grocery products made in China and other countries as opposed to goods made here at home. The government and the various departments of government will never disclose this info, but we as consumers have the right to know.

If the first three letters of the bar code begin with 471 as in the example below, then the product is made in Taiwan.



000 - 09x = The product is made in America.
300 - 37x = France
400 - 44x = Germany
47x = Taiwan
49x = Japan
50x = United Kingdom
600 - 692 = China

Buy American by watching for the "0" at the beginning of the UPC bar code. We need all the help we can get!!