US store chain cuts sales of food from China

Yahoo News ^ | Feb 12, 08 | Staff

[Michael_Michaelangelo]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US grocery chain Trader Joe's said Monday it would stop selling food imported from China due to customers' concerns about the products' safety.

"Our customers have voiced concerns about products from this region and we have listened," Trader Joe's spokeswoman Alison Mochizuki said in a statement.

"All single ingredient food items sourced from mainland China are scheduled to be out of our stores by April 1," she said.

"We will continue to source products from other regions until our customers feel as confident as we do about the quality and safety of Chinese products."

[Michael_Michaelangelo]

Is a trend developing?

[cmsgop]

Good for them, I will miss the Tsing-Tao though.....

[mylife]

Good for Joe

[PAR35]

All single ingredient food items sourced from mainland China

So they'll continue to sell Chinese food as long as they can hide it in something else.

Form over substance.

[cripplecreek]

America still has a breadbasket. That seems like a real good place to look for food to stock on the shelves and in the freezers.

[null and void]

Yessssss!

[mylife]

You can find in in any asian market

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Unfortunately, almost everything else will contain some product from China. Most food additives, preservatives, etc. are manufactured in China. I had a heck of a time trying to find some cure for jerky that was not from China.

[metmom]

I wish they had stores in our area so I could shop there.

I like Chinese food, but make my own. I’ve found the local Wegman’s carries a whole ton of Japanese cooking products like soy sauce, sesame oil, teriyaki sauce, etc.

I always check to see if any oriental seasoning is Japanese or not.

[cripplecreek]

Good catch.

[jdm]

Isn’t Trader Joe’s frequented exclusively by metrosexual hippie elitists?

[null and void]

Isn’t Trader Joe’s frequented exclusively by metrosexual hippie elitists?

No

[jdm]

Oh, okay, sorry.

[End Times Sentinel]

I like Chinese food, but make my own.

But when I make my own, I never get enough MSG in it. What's Chinese food without the light-headed-nauseus-splitting-headache-tingling-skin-think-there's-a-very-real-chance-you-just-might-die-should-I-bite-the-bullet-and-call-an-ambulance-now feeling?

[toddlintown]

Cheapest craft beer in town.

[mylife]

Rice wine vinegar, Hoisin and Sriracha are about all you need and Sriracha is made in the USA

[JACKRUSSELL]

(Please FReepmail me if you would like to be on or off of the list.)

[mylife]

Sesame oil and soy too

[Sender]

If you want to try some bold natural teriyaki sauce, check out Veri Veri Teriyaki from Soy Vay (US made).

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

I don't buy ANY food that doesn't come from Canada or the USA...

These foreign countries don't know how to label anything properly and this is scary when you have to deal with allergy concerns.