From Consumerist.  Some call it xenophobia.  Others call it not being poisoned by lead.  In either case, there has been substantial US backlash against chinese products after a series of problems with chinese imports.

Now, Trader Joes is announcing that is will stop selling all single ingredient Chinese products by January 1st, 2008.  I don’t remember seeing many single ingredient chinese products at Joes - maybe a few sauces or spices here and there - but this is definitely a strong vote against the quality of chinese foods.

It’s an interesting move that may make Joes seem more health conscious than markets that do sell chinese products, in a twisted, racist sort of way.  Either way, I have so many chinese products in my fridge I’m pretty much f’ed either way.

I almost feel sorry for the chinese, but man, they do some dirty shit.  White people just won’t stand for it.  I remember going to Hong Kong and seeing animals butchered and food prepared literally in the middle of the street.  And after working in a chinese restaurant, I know that the chinese have no concept of cross contamination - especially when their only cutting board is a 50 pound piece of wood that is impossible to safely disinfect.

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