Anonymous wrote:I try to avoid food from China.

Partially because of the poor regulation of food from there, and partially because I figure how fresh can it be if it's imported all the way from China.

As in, with the mandarin oranges, how long have those oranges been traveling to get to me?

With today's shipping? You could probably get the mandarin oranges from China faster than you would get ones from California. The ones from California will come via truck. The ones from China will ship by air. You tell me whether a truck from California or a plane from China will get to the east coast faster.

These days, the biggest issue for shelf life is how long between when an item is canned, then shelved in a warehouse before it goes out to the store.

Loved the "my kids glow in the dark" comment. BTW try not to buy pet food from China. My mother lost a cat that way. They are putting the most dreadful ingredients in the wet canned food.

I try to avoid food from China.

Partially because of the poor regulation of food from there, and partially because I figure how fresh can it be if it's imported all the way from China.

As in, with the mandarin oranges, how long have those oranges been traveling to get to me?

Anonymous wrote:Yes. My kids glow in the dark. I feel terrible about it.

I don't feel terrible my kids glow in the dark. It is so much easier to keep track of them.

Yes. My kids glow in the dark. I feel terrible about it.

I think so much of our food comes from china that its impossible to control. I think food grown here is shipped there to process, sadly. Forget about eating in a restaurant- all that Sysco shit is prolly from Maiden China.

No.

Also, avoid food from JAPAN... due to radiation risks.

Not if I can help it!

I don't purchase apple juice as a product of china due to higher levels of arsenic. I opened a can of Dole mandarin oranges today and saw that they are a product if china. I probably will not buy again. Do you purchase food and drink from china?