To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (59244 ) 11/14/2010 2:44:52 PM From: Sexton O Blake 1 Recommendation Read Replies (5) | Respond to I have seen an uptick of not normal food products at the grocery store touting "Made in China". (not to be confused with my Star Wars toys of the late 70's that say "Made in Hong Kong" . And curiously in the movie Fatal Attraction Alex says to Dan "Is that made in Taiwan? " I suppose Taiwan was the umbrella capital of the world at one point.)Normal as in Chinese exports like say sauces; seafood or asian dishes Florida's Natural . We saw that brand in the US but who knew they had China make the snacks. Further Europe's Best Frozen Spinach is likewise from China. (China is the new Europe now??).More recently, however, signs hint at a restoration of the law of scarcity, mostly in the form of rising commodity and input prices, more expensive labor, restrictions on land developments, and a reversal of China’s pro-export policies. Various hidden costs of China’s seemingly miraculous growth also are beginning to emerge, including dangerous chemical residues on food and related food safety problems, falling groundwater tables, polluted water, and overall environmental degradation . 1.3 Billion have to eat it - it must be safe " is flawed logic.
