High Tech Misery in China

There's an interesting article on the working conditions of a keyboard factory in China.


Where's your keyboard made? madindb.com

Honey: two-thirds comes from China

Who doesn't love honey? Well it seems it's a must to buy it local...
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Bill Allibone, Sue Bee's president, said the company has no intention of telling government regulators about the bad honey it finds.

It's not really Sue Bee's honey, he said, "because technically, it's still (the importer's) property until we pay for it.

"We have not notified the FDA in the past because we don't have title to that property," Allibone said.

"We deal with a core group of suppliers that have long, established ties in the import business, and we're assuming that when we reject a load of honey, they'll return it to the people they purchased it from.""

Full article


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Finding where it's made via UPC

A lot of products don't have the country of origin is a visible area. Well you can get an idea of where things are made via the UPC code...

The first digits of the barcode refer to the country of origin.

00-09 USA & Canada
30-37 France
40-44 Germany
47 Taiwan
49 Japan
50 UK
69 China


Now start adding all those products you find to the Made in Database.

E-waste "recycling" in China

Time has some photos of the e-waste issue in China.

Disgusting.

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Shift Happens

Many of you will have seen this already. For those who haven't it's worth watching.



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Find out where it's made.

60minutes Toxic E-Waste in China

This is just disgusting. Probably 80% of the computer where perfectly usable, yet we throw them out. Why can't we donate them to people who need them? Hardly anyone needs the latest and greatest machine on the market.




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Italy's Made in China

Not everything meets the eye.




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