6.30.2009

Bar Code GPS

The information in this post is bogus.
But wouldn't it be nice if it was true...

Did you know that you can tell what country a food product comes from by reading the first three numbers on a bar code? For example, if the first three numbers are 471, the food is "Made in Taiwan." Here's more...



CHINA = 690–692
USA and CANADA = 00–09
FRANCE = 30–37
GERMANY = 40–44
JAPAN = 49
and
TAIWAN = 47

8 comments:

Holly said...

Is it odd I find this EXTREMELY useful and it makes me happy?
Knowledge is power?

Deborah@Green Willow Pond said...

Thanks for posting this. I'll be looking for more 00-09's!

Have a lovely week!
Deborah

Greg said...

You're stupid if you believe that.

Unknown said...

I have a pkg of cookies that says it is made in Germany but the numbers on the bar code are 4 70569 20030
That number doesn't show up in your list. Now what??? Could this be fiction?

jaem said...

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/barcodes.asp

Unknown said...

don't people READ the first statement? it says it's BOGUS :-(

Unknown said...

I have one that is 0 523? Any ideas? Any one?

Unknown said...

Never mind it says food my 0 523 is on my Homeopathic.

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