Originally Posted by lilithcat
Actually this isn't exactly accurate. The code denotes the country where the code was assigned but not where the product was made. If a manufacturing company has it's headquarters in the US but makes it's products in China then the code will denote it as a US product regardless of where it was made.
this is correct! Many US companies have products made in China but the bar code is made for the US company because it is "based" in the US....
I just checked a handful of items here on my desk
staples sticky notes, #7- made in the US..correct
TUMS, code #8- made in PA by GlaxoKlien...correct
Curad gauze- code 8= made in CHINA...
Radio shack phone battery-8- MADE IN CHINA for RS
gold bond hand lotion #4- made in US(TN)
so you see, you have read the entire label...and codes system does not really work!