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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