Product bar codes

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For any of you that are interested, here is some useful information about product bar codes:

I think that you'll find this information useful when shopping.
Especially when buying food products!

The whole world is concerned about China made 'black hearted goods'. Can you differentiate which one is made in Canada , Philippines , Taiwan or China ?

The first 3 digits of the barcode is the country code wherein the product was made.   

Sample:
All barcodes that start at 690 - 695 are all MADE IN CHINA.
471 is Made in Taiwan


Government and related departments won't educate the public.  Therefore, we have to educate 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 are:   690-695 then it is Made in China .

BARCODES

000 ~ 019     USA & CANADA
300 ~ 379     FRANCE and Monaco
400 ~ 440     GERMANY
450 ~ 459     JAPAN
471 ~            Taiwan
480 ~            Philippines
500 ~ 509     UK
570 ~ 579     Denmark , Faroe Islands and Greenland
628 ~           Saudi-Arabia
629 ~           United Arab Emirates
640 ~ 649     Finland

690 ~ 695     China

740 ~ 745     Central America
760 ~ 769     Switzerland and Liechtenstein

















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