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Posted: 12:00 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2008

Trader Joe's bans food from China

There's been so much talk about Chinese exports like clothing and toys coming into our country. But did you also know that much of our food comes from mainland China? Now Trader Joe's -- the very eclectic, discount, new-age organic supermarket -- has banned food from mainland China because they're unsure about the sourcing. Trader Joe's has a great legacy of trust with its customers, so this move makes a lot of sense. In a press release, the usually media-shy company basically said that their customers have spoken and they've listened. The communist regime in China offers no system of checks and balances to assure us that their supply is safe. Clark is not jumping on the anti-free trade bandwagon here -- he's actually a fervent believer in free trade -- yet at same time he doesn't want to feed his dog food that may be poisonous. So Clark thinks Trader Joe's made the right move.
 
 

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