[mhge]

Hey I have some mandarins I got in Superquinn weeks ago and they are still there in their basket - were too nasty to eat. No mould. So I don't think Superquinn can save you, they all use the same suppliers.

[seanyroche]

hi does anyone know how to trace the codes on the aldi lables? i got baby corn and all it says is origin: various which isnt much help in knowing where your food is from. supplier code 1430 x 33 no doubt a GMO farm as a lot of corn now is geneticly modified for better yeilds and worsing health.

[wmpdd3]

Afaik, the country of origin must be displayed on all produce, but it may be on the case the product is in. Its usually on a white card inserted into a sleeve under the handle on the crate.

[Cardinal Richelieu]

Originally Posted by wmpdd3

Afaik, the country of origin must be displayed on all produce, but it may be on the case the product is in. Its usually on a white card inserted into a sleeve under the handle on the crate.

Something Lidl isn't good at, country of origin should be in view but often you have to lift up the box to look at the country of origin on the side. Sometimes they write the country of origin on the price sign.

[Cardinal Richelieu]

Originally Posted by seanyroche

hi does anyone know how to trace the codes on the aldi lables? i got baby corn and all it says is origin: various which isnt much help in knowing where your food is from. supplier code 1430 x 33 no doubt a GMO farm as a lot of corn now is geneticly modified for better yeilds and worsing health.

They are required by law to have a traceability system in place do they aren't required to make that public to members of the public. Would Intel be happy to tell its customers all its suppliers? I don't think so, its commercial sensitive information.

Fyffes has an app on some of it products that it supplies to Dunnes that you can scan the product to see the supplier but I think that's more marketing than actually kept updated by their technical people. I could be wrong, has anyone ever tried the app out?

[Cardinal Richelieu]

Originally Posted by blatantrereg

Is it though? Here is the source for the comment you highlighted from my post:

http://www.alternet.org/environment/...eally_organic/



Here is a list of food safety incidents in China:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_sa...ublic_of_China

The land in China in general is not ideal for agriculture. This means increased use of pesticides etc to yield good results.

Yes I can see that having the largest population in the world equates to having bad agriculture land......

Originally Posted by blatantrereg

The most shocking factor is the prevalence of ascaris (giant roundworm) in the Chinese population. 47% according to this medical journal. Ascaris infestation occurs as a result of eating food which has been contaminated with human faeces. It is prevalent in countries with bad practices regarding sanitation and ones where human faeces is used as fertiliser. Aside from an indicator of these things, ascaris infestation itself is a serious concern. It can occasionally cause organ failure, blindness or death - and often is not diagnosed until one of these occurs. Even when apparently asymptomatic it can effect growth, energy, digestion and adequate nutrition. Aside from competing with the host for nutrients, it releases a chemical that actively blocks the digestion of certain proteins (this is how it is not digested itself).

Some interesting results, increased ascaris in a population has a correlation with decreased asthma. Here in the west we have reduced ascaris rates but higher asthma rates than China.