A little tip to (somehow) avoid melamine

[talktome]

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Can you differentiate which one is made in the USA , Philippines , Taiwan or China ? Let me tell you how... the first 3 digits of the barcode is the country code wherein the product was made.

Sample all barcodes that start with 690.691.692 until 695 are all MADE IN CHINA.
471 is Made in Taiwan


This is our human right to know, but the government and related department never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves.

Nowadays, Chinese businessmen 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 is 690-695 then it is Made in China .

000 - 019 USA & Canada
020 - 029 reserved for local use (store/warehouse)
030 - 039 USA & Canada
040 - 049 reserved for local use (store/warehouse)
050 - 059 Coupons
060 - 139 USA & Canada
200 - 299 reserved for local use (store/warehouse)
300 - 379 France
380 Bulgaria
383 Slovenija
385 Croatia
387 BIH (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
400 - 440 Germany
450 - 459 Japan
460 - 469 Russian Federation
470 Kyrgyzstan
471 Taiwan
474 Estonia
475 Latvia
476 Azerbaijan
477 Lithuania
478 Uzbekistan
479 Sri Lanka
480 Philippines
481 Belarus
482 Ukraine
484 Moldova
485 Armenia
486 Georgia
487 Kazakhstan
489 Hong Kong
490 - 499 Japan
500 - 509 UK
520 Greece
528 Lebanon
529 Cyprus
531 Macedonia
535 Malta
539 Ireland
540 - 549 Belgium & Luxembourg
560 Portugal
569 Iceland
570 - 579 Denmark
590 Poland
594 Romania
599 Hungary
600-601 South Africa
608 Bahrain
609 Mauritius
611 Morocco
613 Algeria
619 Tunisia
621 Syria
622 Egypt
624 Libya
625 Jordan
626 Iran
627 Kuwait
628 Saudi Arabia
629 Emirates
640 - 649 Finland
690 - 695 China
700 - 709 Norway
729 Israel
730 - 739 Sweden
740 Guatemala
741 El Salvador
742 Honduras
Nicaragua
744 Costa Rica
745 Panama
746 Republica Dominicana
750 Mexico
754 - 755 Canada
759 Venezuela
760 - 769 Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera
770 Colombia
773 Uruguay
775 Peru
777 Bolivia
779 Argentina
780 Chile
784 Paraguay
786 Ecuador
789 - 790 Brasil
800 - 839 Italy
840 - 849 Spain
850 Cuba
858 Slovakia
859 Czech
860 YU (Serbia & Montenegro)
865 Mongolia
867 North Korea
869 Turkey
870 - 879 Netherlands
880 South Korea
884 Cambodia
885 Thailand
888 Singapore
890 India
893 Vietnam
899 Indonesia
900 - 919 Austria
930 - 939 Australia
940 - 949 New Zealand
950 Head Office
955 Malaysia
958 Macau
977 Serial publications (ISSN)
978 - 979 Bookland (ISBN)
980 Refund receipts
981 - 982 Common Currency Coupons
990 - 999 Coupons


All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines.

Please inform your family and friends for them to be aware.

[anya]

thanks for the info!

[mosh]

Nice post. Although sa sulat pa lang makita naman kung made in china. Also, if a product is "cheap looking" never buy it. If it does not say where it is made dont buy it.

Better safe than sorry.

[JSL]

tnx sa info...

[vanjhnn]

its just sad to know that some of the good quality business sa China madamay. dili baya tanan Chinese products unhealthy.

[jntio]

very informative. char!

[moz_k2]

ang problema kung basin i tamper pud nila ang barcode
hehehe

[talktome]

pero dili baya japun ta sure if barcode ra basihan kay la man sad ta kahibaw asa gkan mga ingredients.
but at least, naa tay gamayng prevention...Ü

[JeffCee]

nice tips u got there!!!

[samokan]

thanks sa information.

pero naa man sab case d ba nga ang raw materials kay from China, pero ang final product kay example Pinas, so ang barcode ana kay Pinas no?

mao sab na ang kuyaw ..