Tracing Ingredients 0
Just where did that grocery item come from, anyway?
That’s become a bit of an issue in these parts since major stockholders in Smithfield Foods forced its sale to a Chinese firm so they could cash in on their major stockholdings. The issue strikes close to home because iffy Chinese industrial and consumer safety practices have struck (close to) homes here before.
Anyhoo, the answer to the question at the beginning is, “Good luck, suckers.”
Here’s a nugget from an excellent column in my local rag.
“It’s who’s going to take responsibility for that product,” she said, but not necessarily the entity that controls that responsible party.
Boxes of the cereal Weetabix, originally a British brand, say it is “manufactured by The Weetabix Food Co. Ltd.” in Ontario, Canada, and identify it as a “product of Canada.” Nowhere does it mention Bright Food, the Chinese company that bought Weetabix last year.
Read the rest.
