Guest guest Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Snopes, reports this code chart to be inaccurate at best. There is no way of knowing where things actually came from, only packaged. Wish I had checked it out before sending this on to so many people! ;/ Yvonne > Today, Chinese businessmen know that consumers will not select products 'Made in China'. So, they make every effort not to show or state the country of origin on their products. However, you can now refer to the barcode. > > DO remember if the first 3 digits are one of those between 690 and 695 inclusive then it is a product Made in China . > > OTHER BARCODES: > > 00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA > > 30 ~ 37 FRANCE > > 40 ~ 44 GERMANY > > 49 ~ JAPAN > > 50 ~ UK > > 57 ~ Denmark > > 64 ~ Finland > > 76 ~ Switzerland and Liechtenstein > > 628 ~ Saudi-Arabia > > 629 ~ United Arab Emirates > > 740 ~ 745 - Central America > > > All 480 Codes are Made in the Philippines. > > > Please inform your family and friends. > > Be aware! And help others to be aware! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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