{"id":341,"date":"2020-02-08T04:13:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T04:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/?p=341"},"modified":"2020-02-08T04:17:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T04:17:10","slug":"how-to-read-bar-codes-on-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/2020\/02\/08\/how-to-read-bar-codes-on-products\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Read BAR CODES on Products"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Can you differentiate which one is made in Taiwan or China ? The world is also concerned about GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) foods; steroid fed animals (ex: 45 days old broiler chicken). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is important to read the bar code to track its origin. How to read Bar Codes\u2026.interesting !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the first 3 digits of the bar code are 690, 691 or 692, the product is MADE IN CHINA. 471 is Made in Taiwan .
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If the first 3 digits of the bar code are 00-09 then it’s made or sourced in USA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is our right to know, but the government and related departments never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE 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 –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember if the first 3 digits are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

890\u2026\u2026MADE IN INDIA
\n690, 691, 692 \u2026 MADE IN CHINA
\n00 – 09 \u2026 USA & CANADA
\n30 – 37 \u2026 FRANCE
\n40 – 44 \u2026 GERMANY
\n471 \u2026\u2026.. Taiwan
\n45 or 49 \u2026\u2026..JAPAN
\n489\u2026\u2026\u2026..HONG KONG
\n50 \u2026\u2026\u2026. UK
\n57 \u2026\u2026\u2026DENMARK
\n64\u2026\u2026\u2026.FINLAND
\n76\u2026\u2026\u2026SWITZERLAND and LIENCHTENSTIEN
\n471\u2026\u2026\u2026 is Made in TAIWAN (see sample)
\n628\u2026\u2026\u2026SAUDI ARABIA
\n629\u2026\u2026\u2026UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
\n740\u2026\u2026\u2026.745 – CENTRAL AMERICA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All 480 Codes are Made in the PHILIPPINES.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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