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| Thread ID: 78136 | 2007-04-04 09:41:00 | Would you buy Kiwi Bacon Bacon ex oseas ? | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 538260 | 2007-04-04 23:18:00 | so you all don't really care about bacon, or other things Would you buy Chicken pieces if they were imported from say China ? Its not a matter of caring - its being able to find NZ products. Did you know duck in the supermarket and rabbits mostly come from China? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 538261 | 2007-04-04 23:41:00 | As there is a major pet food recall in the US at the moment because of poisoned wheat product from China and many of the brands are imported to NZ Euk, Iams, Nutro, Science Diet etc.Can you back that up? Re the link in your post - it's kinda hard to believe any info from a website that uses a Gmail address for its contact info. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 538262 | 2007-04-05 00:29:00 | As there is a major pet food recall in the US at the moment because of poisoned wheat product from China Off base there SUE... Wheat Gluten Not Sole Source of Pet Food Poisoning (news.google.com MWmFVGAi_m8fCyan5gywplVHixer0RAGulDbU/0-0&fp=46149b8744065d52&ei=QTQURsHqEaSmogPNyKXpAw&url=http%3A//www.torontodailynews.com/index.php/BusinessNews/2007040404pet-food-poisoning&cid=1114862678&sig2=50cceoVZ5Zw6dym1zo3zXg) PETA Suggests Vitamin D to Blame for Animal Deaths (www.consumeraffairs.com) |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 538263 | 2007-04-05 01:04:00 | OK, so you all don't really care about bacon, or other things and of course many things we just cannot make in New Zealand. But here is my follow-up question Would you buy Chicken pieces if they were imported from say China ? Regards Digby There was a story about it in the Sunday Times. What the governemnt needs to do it make it compulsory for the manufacturer to state where the product comes from, so we can make an informed choice. Buying locally is better for the environment too, as the product doesn't need to travel very far. They are now doing this in Oz, so why don't they do it here? Buying from china, we are solely thinking about short term savings, and not the long term impact. Did you know that chinas main electricity source is coal fired power plants, which they open a new powerplant every week. This is going to have a huge impact on global warming in the future. Did you know that watties/AKA Heniez canned apricots come from china, and are dipped in acid to ripen them and to remove the blemishes. Does that sound healthy to you. Sanaterium peanut butter is also made in china. Aim toothpaste is made in india. Watties peas are still made in NZ ....for now. Personall I prefer to pay more for food products tht aren't made in china. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 538264 | 2007-04-05 01:50:00 | Buying locally is better for the environment too, as the product doesn't need to travel very far. 1/ I am having trouble explaining this to a local farmer, can you help? 2/ Could you post a picture of your locally built (from indigenous ingredients) car? ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 538265 | 2007-04-05 02:54:00 | Theres a very good TV programme on TV3 called wasted which discusses locally grown food vs imported food. tv3.co.nz Although very unlikely, if people boycotted food made china, then manufacturers would be forced to revert back to locally grown and produced products. Look at Ribena, now no one is buying that rubbish, so supermarkets are now being forced to sell it very very cheaply to get rid of the stuff. |
rogerp (6864) | ||
| 538266 | 2007-04-05 03:31:00 | afaik most of pork we buy comes from canada or aussie . its annoying that there is no orgin of product labling . NZ seriously needs it . if aussie can do it so can we ! Take a peek ( . imagef1 . net . nz/files/pawk . jpg" target="_blank">www . imagef1 . net . nz) in the kitchen or supermarket sometime . ;) |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 538267 | 2007-04-05 03:36:00 | . . . By the way over 3000 dead dogs and cats in the US reported so far . petconnection . com/index . php" target="_blank">www . petconnection . com So they'll be ground up and used in stock feed, to produce quality steak for hamburgers . I once found the traditional Highlander condensed milk, made in Thailand . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 538268 | 2007-04-05 03:42:00 | Hi Guys I heard on the radio the other day that Kiwi Bacon (the brand) is now using some overseas pork products in their products . Would you buy Kiwi Bacon bacon now you know this ? No, definitely not . Because I prefer to buy NZ made/produced food as much as possible I check out the country of origin on all labels before I buy . It is only when a product is inferior to its NZ counterpart that I buy overseas produced food, eg I don't like Kiwi oranges and much prefer Californian or Australian oranges . |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 538269 | 2007-04-05 04:05:00 | No, definitely not . Because I prefer to buy NZ made/produced food as much as possible I check out the country of origin on all labels before I buy . It is only when a product is inferior to its NZ counterpart that I buy overseas produced food, eg I don't like Kiwi oranges and much prefer Californian or Australian oranges . Often they won't display the country of origin . Often you find that products will display, made from both local and imported ingredients . |
rogerp (6864) | ||
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