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CurtEastPoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:48 PM Original message |
Whole Foods selling 'organic' foods made in China. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. Probably full of lead... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Lead |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. With a side of cadmium. nt |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. And melamine. And cadmium. |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Lead is natural why quibble... |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. I check where all of my food comes from... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. I absolutely do the same thing. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. Jeeze, remember the cat and dog deaths? |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Absolutely frightening... |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. My cat's been eating brown rice and beans ever since....lol |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. cats+beans=??? |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Multiple gasms |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 07:20 AM Response to Reply #20 |
29. You're a stronger person than I... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. I thought cats had to eat meat |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 12:37 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. My cat hates fish or red meat. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. Read the labels!! Don't buy it. |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
6. Buy from local co-ops or farmer's markets if you can |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Green Giant and Dole have many items that are produced in China, as well. n/t |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. Whole Foods is the Wal-Mart of 'healthy food.' |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. I was worried about the Kroger frozen spinach the other day... |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I've come across that recently... |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. According to this recent article (Oct 2009), Kroger manufactures at least half it's own brand foods. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
30. They're also union (UFCW) |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Lobby congress to require clear and unambiguous labelling. |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. That's about what I would expect from 'Whole' Foods. |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. Costco sells dried organic fruit made in China |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
19. Told a produce manager that the garlic he had on the shelf |
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troubledamerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. Boycott Whole Foods & their Neocon CEO |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-22-10 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
23. This is why I tell people that "Organic" is mostly a scam. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
25. I found out about this last Spring when looking for organic sunflower seeds |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Bull-oney. He needs to do his homework. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 09:50 AM Response to Reply #31 |
40. I've searched online for organic sunflower seeds producers, the only |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
26. I used to work for a supplier. They were THE LEAST PICKY chain we dealt with. |
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jxnmsdemguy65 (481 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
27. I always check any frozen veggies I pick up in the store... |
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create.peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 12:32 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. don't buy salt-water farmed fish at all! or farmed shellfish...nt |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
33. I read the label of everything I buy and if the food says "Made in China" I don't buy it. I don't |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
34. I posted this a while back: |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
35. One more reason for me to continue going to New Seasons here in Portland instead... |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
36. US Pharma companies buy many of their component drugs from China... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. also vitamins. e.g. most vit c comes from china, |
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