Tip of the iceberg?

Post #283,380 by Andrew Grygus 4/30/07 11:31:51 AM Reply	Tip of the iceberg? You bet it is. Making adulterated or fake products and selling them as real pretty much defines the Chinese way of doing business. Anything coming from those people has to be viewed with extreme suspicion. The Chinese do the same here in the U.S. when they can get away with it. Wisconsin ginseng has the reputation of being the best but sales have recently fallen sharply. The growers did a little investigation and found almost all ginseng, including Korean, is now labeled "Wisconsin" and put up in red, white and blue packaging. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #283,381 by Seamus 4/30/07 11:39:51 AM 4/30/07 11:46:24 AM Reply	Made in the USA Reminds me of the story of the town in Japan that changed its name to USA in order to label its products "Mad in the USA", or something like it. Now I am going to have to look to see if this an UL. Yep, it is: [link\|http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/usa.asp\|http://www.snopes.co...ss/genius/usa.asp] Seamus Edited by Seamus April 30, 2007, 11:46:24 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #283,409 by tonytib 4/30/07 3:45:09 PM Reply	It's on our history, too until laws stopped it, e.g. all Maple syrup was "Vermont maple syrup", even if it was really flavored corn syrup. But the EU and France have taken it to the other extreme (e.g. French wineries have to call syrah Syrah, instead of the now more popular name Shiraz) --Tony
Post #283,500 by scoenye 5/1/07 8:31:41 AM Reply	Still going full speed [link\|http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aPCI9XbinqVI&refer=home\|http://www.bloomberg...binqVI&refer=home] The Chocolate Manufacturers Association, whose members include Hershey, Nestle SA and Archer Daniels Midland Co., has a petition before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to redefine what constitutes chocolate. They want to make it without the required ingredients of cocoa butter and cocoa solids, using instead artificial sweeteners, milk substitutes and vegetable fats such as hydrogenated and trans fats.
Post #283,514 by a6l6e6x 5/1/07 11:26:42 AM 5/1/07 11:35:49 AM Reply	"Better Living Through Chemistry" [image\|/forums/images/warning.png\|0\|This is sarcasm...] [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Living_Through_Chemistry\|Link], if you haven't heard it before. And, there's always Tom Lehrer's It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier 1950's song: Our old mess sergeant's taste buds had been shot off in the war. But his savory collations add to our esprit de corps. To think of all the marvelous ways They're using plastics nowadays. It makes a fellow proud to be a soldier! [edit] Add Tom Lehrer reference. Alex When fascism comes to America, it'll be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross. -- Sinclair Lewis Edited by a6l6e6x May 1, 2007, 11:35:49 AM EDT Expand All History

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