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NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts) Sun Mar 30, 2014, 01:55 PM Mar 2014

Last night shopping for frozen veggies, I grabbed bags of veggies at a Safeway in the heart of America's food basket, California's Central Valley.

Labeled C&W for California & Washington.

Small print on back of bag, at bottom:

"Product of China"

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interesting Liberal_in_LA Mar 2014 #1

Would "Product of Mexico" make you feel better? or "Product of Chile"? brooklynite Mar 2014 #3

Actually, it would n2doc Mar 2014 #4

Yup. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #5

Frozen veggies are fresh? n/t Texasgal Mar 2014 #6

Yes, I would. For several reasons: NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #9

+1 thanks Hekate Mar 2014 #35

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #7

Not to worry PeoViejo Mar 2014 #8

Who grows vegetables in compost? roody Mar 2014 #11

The Chinese PeoViejo Mar 2014 #13

Plain raw sewage would burn plants. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #14

I checked my Birdseye/CW frozen chopped spinach: Product of USA. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #12

That's not cloned REP Mar 2014 #18

You keep using that word. Codeine Mar 2014 #21

cloning =/= breeding Lancero Mar 2014 #38

Sometimes I see oranges at my Safeway that are from South Africa. Glimmer of Hope Mar 2014 #23

I want to know! Scary stuff. Glimmer of Hope Mar 2014 #37

I was looking at a kitchen knife at Kitchen Collection doc03 Mar 2014 #26

Where I am, this is a huge problem in some stores laundry_queen Mar 2014 #27

I feel the way you do laundry_queen Mar 2014 #29

"Packaged in USA" is what I hate the most tandot Mar 2014 #31

I usually religiously check everything I buy for land of origin tandot Mar 2014 #30

CSA's Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #32

I get what I can from farmers markets, etc., NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #33

How funny! Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #34