Being a patriot I've been resisting shopping there but due to convenience I did yesterday.
Well I filled two carry bags with as much Aussie made stuff as possible and bugger me only $40.00 which I reckon would have been far more at Woolies etc.
Now I see the attraction, it's a far larger saving than I thought. And there are private label Aussie made goods which was another surprise.
The Aussie made chocolate was 1/2 the price of Cadbury for example.
no matter where I shop I always look for Australian products..
especially when Ardmona were in trouble... I use a lot of chopped tomato's in stews and basically was just picking up anything... probably leaning towards Italian canned tomatos as I make Italian stews...
but hey... as if our own tomatoes aren't just as good right?
so now I make sure all of our fruit and veg are Australian no matter what shop im in...
I love seeing lables on fruit juice saying "made in Australia from imported and local ingredients" such as fruit juice "poppers". Whats Australian....the water?
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I think you will find that Italian tomatoes are just that, basically the largest cost in a can of tomatoes is the labour to tend the plants, pick the fruit and process the fruit.
Southern Italy now has one of the cheapest labour pools around, thanks to the illegals that make it across the med from the African continent.
The same is true for many of the veggies coming from Europe.
Might be appropriate to post here, this E-mail I received from a friend today. How true it all is I don't know:
Interesting Check out Bar codes on ALDI products
This is worth knowing, so take the time to read this, especially the 2nd bit.... (SCROLL DOWN)
Check this out at the Freezer before purchasing !!!!!!
A week or so ago, Current Affair did a Report on frozen vegetables imported from New Zealand.As it turns out if it is a Coles or Woolies home brand there is amore than good chance that the product has come from China. Products made by McCains, Birdseye and other supposed reputable companies from New Zealand arenow purchasing vegie products from China and selling that product under their name. Basically check where it is produced by the comments on the back of the pack and if it says produced from New Zealand and Imported product it has Chinese vegiesin it, put it back on the shelf. I would even go as far as to say, even if it has product of New Zealand on it, I would be suspicious about where those vegies in thatpack come from. I suppose to play it safe unless it has been grown and packed in Australia stay away from it unless you dont mind digesting poisons. Pretty scary stuff!!
Learn from BARCODES This will cheer you up, hope you're not having chicken for dinner Please remember.......the Australian barcode prefix is 93
PLEASE NOTE -if you love Australian produce and the thought of keeping jobs here,AND you like to eat healthy foods and buy quality products, then please read on. Please also note the Australian barcode prefix is 93.
DANGEROUS IMPORTED FOODS Thereare no food inspection regulations of foods grown or processed in China, Vietnam, Hong Kong or Thailand.
Other world countries are scared of China making 'black hearted goods, but can you differentiate which one is made in Australia, the USA, The Philippines, Taiwanor China? For your Information ... The first 3 digits of the barcode is the country code where-in the product was made. Example: all barcodes that start with 690; 691 through to 699 are all MADE IN CHINA.
4 71 is Made in Taiwan .
This is our right to know, but our governments and related departments never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE OURSELVES. Nowadays, Chinesebusinessmen know that consumers do not prefer products 'made in china', so they don't show from which country it is made. However, you may now refer to the barcode. Remember, if the first 3 digits are 690 through to 695, then it is Made in China. Don't forget, Hong Kong is now China, too. 00 ~ 13 USA and CANADA 30 ~ 37 FRANCE 40 ~ 44 GERMANY 49 ~ JAPAN 50 ~ UK 57 ~ DENMARK 64 ~ FINLAND 76 ~ SWITZERLAND and LIECHTENSTEIN 93 ~ AUSTRALIA 628 ~ SAUDI ARABIA 629 ~ UNITED ARAB EMIRATESs 740-745 ~ CENTRAL AMERICAa All 480 Codes are Made in THE PHILIPPINES..
DO NOT BUY FOOD PROCESSED IN CHINA, HONG KONG, VIETNAM or THAILAND!!! Remember, there are no food inspection regulations!!! WATCH WHAT YOU BUY. ESPECIALLY 'HIGHLINER' FISH PRODUCTS; all come from China, even though the box says 'product of Canada', it is from China and'processed' in Canada, that is, only the coating is added and packaged in Canada. The fish are raised in pens using chemicals that are banned in Canada as cancer- causing but legal in China. This was exposed on CBC TV's 'Marketplace'.
Please think before buying anything from China.
Avoid buying all processed food packaged in China. Anything goes! We just don't know what else is in those packages. Unlike the United States and Canada (andAustralia, Germany, France, Italy, Great Britian et al). China does not have laws regulating food processing. Basically, do not buy any processed food from China. This includes Hong Kong. MANY companies are using a Hong Kong address to avoid this type of image reputation.Your Health is at Stake! REMEMBER THE AUSTRALIAN BARCODE PREFIX???? IT IS93
Yes it has been around before and it is covered in Snopes. I think the purpose of this e-mail going around again is to promote Australian Made and/or grown...
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