Do you know how to differentiate which products are made in

[napi21]

Here's How:

The first 3 digits of the barcode identify the country code

wherein the product was made.

For Example: ALL barcodes that start with 690, 691, 692, etc., . .

up to and including 695 are all MADE IN CHINA.
Barcodes starting with 471 are printed on products Made in Taiwan.


You have a right to know. But the government and related departments

never inform or educate the public. Therefore we must educate ourselves,

be vigilant, and RESCUE ourselves.

Today, Chinese businessmen know that consumers will not select products

'Made in China'. So, they make every effort not to show or state the country

of origin on their products. However, you can now refer to the barcode.

DO remember if the first 3 digits are one of those between 690 and 695 inclusive then it is a product Made in China .

OTHER BARCODES:
00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ Denmark
64 ~ Finland
76 ~ Switzerland and Liechtenstein
628 ~ Saudi-Arabia
629 ~ United Arab Emirates
740 ~ 745 - Central America

All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines.

Please inform your family and friends.

Be aware! And help others to be aware!


I received this info from a friend in NZ, and I have no reason to disbelieve her. The email was primarily discussing melamine in foods produced in China and contain melamine for greedy reasons. I thought you all should at least know how to tell where the products you buy are made.

[emilyg]

1. Thanks.

[tabatha]

2. Thanks!!!

Often I look for the country of manufacture, and it is not on the product.

[Muttocracy]

3. is that for the country that makes the FINAL product? that doesn't guarantee the ingredients. nt

[napi21]

6. AFAIK it's the country of origin. You're right, it doesn't guarantee

there are no ingredients from somewhere else, but it's more info than I had before and for now, I'm going to have a little trust in the US & Canadian MFGs that they are not willing to risk their reputation and their businesses to risk adding that crap. I think all the foods that have been found to contain melamine so far, including dog food, originated in china.

[Azlady]

4. Thank you for the info - This will help a great deal!

I call the mfg, while shopping at the grocery store, to confirm where their ingredients come from. I gave up on any form of canned mushroom. I can not find american mushrooms canned in the USA. They are all from China & taiwan. This will help reduce calling!
Thanks
Azlady

[143tbone]

11. Canned mushrooms!? How gross. n/t

[underseasurveyor]

5. THANK YOU SO MUCH

Bookmarked and saved and rec'd :-)

[hvn_nbr_2]

7. I don't think that's right

Just looking around at products on my desk:

Altoids (made in Great Britain): number starts with 59, not 50

Walgreens Mixed Nuts: nbr starts with 49 (Japan) but is "product of USA"

El Guapo (Mexican brand) basil: starts with 44 (GermanY). I seriously doubt that my Mexican basil is from Germany.

Adobe Acrobat software: starts with 18, not on the list for US and Canada, but it's made right down the street from where I'm sitting in San Jose, CA

Staples printer paper: starts with 18, made in USA

Chicago Manual of Style (from U. of Chicago press): starts with 78, not on the list, but last time I checked, the University of Chicago was in the USA.



My experience from looking at bar codes (sometimes that's the only way to accurately correlate cryptic shelf price labels with which product they apply to) is that the first part of the number appears to be associated with the brand, and the second part is the individual product of that brand.

[RB TexLa]

8. Not exactly

Unfortunately, determination of product origins isn't quite as cut and dried as it's been made to sound here. The first three digits of a European Article Number (EAN) bar code typically represent a country code, but what that country code signifies is where the EAN was assigned, not necessarily where the product originated:
Q: Does the EAN number indicate the country of origin of a product?

A: No it doesn't. The 3-digit prefix code indicates which numbering organization has allocated the bank of numbers to the company. For example, a company may have its headquarters in South Africa. The EAN organization in South Africa has the code "600," but all the products of the company may be manufactured in England. The English-made products would still have the "600" prefix code. The prefix code is a way to have 70-plus EAN member organizations issuing numbers without having to worry about duplicate numbers.

For example, if a Mexican company imported fruit from Guatemala, then packed and shipped that fruit to the United States, the country code portion of the final product's EAN would likely indicate an origin of Mexico rather than Guatemala. It may be the case that in some parts of the world there is a fair degree of correlation between assignment of EANs and product origins (i.e., in some countries the preponderance of EAN assignments may apply to domestic products), but for surefire product origin identification consumers must rely upon other methods.

In any case, the bar codes used in the United States are almost exclusively based on the Universal Product Code, type A (UPC-A) standard, not the EAN-13 standard, so most Americans don't even see the three-digit prefixes that indicate the code's point of origin. In determining the country of origin of a product sold in the U.S., consumers should still look for "Made in " labels on the packaging.




http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/barcodes.asp

[kristopher]

10. I was just going to post that. Link to complete list below

http://www.adams1.com/upccode.html

[lonestarnot]

16. I'd also like to know which country is packaging.

[Art_from_Ark]

9. 479 appears to be the code for Sri Lanka

at least, that's what the tea box says.

And the codes on my Japanese drink bottles do start with 49.

[ColoradoMagician]

12. here is some more info

I found this:

Does the barcode number indicate the country of origin of a product?

No it doesn't. The 3-digit prefix code indicates which numbering organization has allocated the bank of numbers to the company. For example, a company may have it's headquarters in South Africa. The EAN organization in South Africa has the code "600", but all the products of the company may be manufactured in England. The English-made products would still have the "600" prefix code. The prefix code is a way to have 70-plus EAN member organizations issuing numbers without having to worry about duplicate numbers.

http://www.adams1.com/faq.html

[Bandit]

13. That isn't true

7-up products produced in Utah starts with 78000- then the product number

[windoe]

14. Thank you, will pass this on!

:kick:

[TheKentuckian]

15. Its easy. If you can buy it then we didn't make it.

J/K

Thanks I didn't know.

[NutmegYankee]

17. SNOPES is your FRIEND!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/barcodes.asp



Claim: The first three digits of a bar code indicate a product's country of origin.

Status: Multiple:

* The first three digits of a bar code always indicate a product's country of origin: False.

* The first three digits of an EAN bar code can indicate the country in which the bar code was assigned: True


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In any case, the bar codes used in the United States are almost exclusively based on the Universal Product Code, (UPC-A)standard, not the EAN-13 standard, so most Americans don't even see the three-digit prefixes that indicate the code's point of origin. In determining the country of origin of a product sold in the U.S., consumers should still look for "Made in " labels on the packaging.