It is Labor Day, last day for summer activities especially barbecuing ribs, chicken, steak, hamburger, hot dogs, vegetables etc..etc... Excuse me, talk about yourself! Why? Because I am sure there are many people that barbeque all year round, including us. That is right! As long as the weather is nice with no snow on the ground, we fire up our barbeque grill and start grilling! Amen! You can say that again! Anyway, I am deviating from the subject because I found this very interesting.
Do you know where your food comes from? I thought I knew. The other day, I bought a bottle of apple juice for a recipe I am going to make...thought it was a product of the USA since it has the Meijer's name on the label plus the price is better than the other brands. I guess consumers really look at price first, which I am guilty of. But who wouldn't, with the sorry state of our economy? Besides, do we not always hear that we should try the store's brand first than the name brand items since it is cheaper, has the same taste, consistency, blah...blah...blah..
Anyway, guess what? When I looked at the label, I found out that it was " distributed by Meijer Distribution Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan."
I looked at the bottle closely, and lo and behold, "Product of China" was on top of the label, on the bottle itself. It is so easy to miss. Why was it not on the label itself? Did they do it on purpose so it could be missed very easily?
Why am I rambling about this? First of all, Meijer is in Michigan, originated in Michigan and the corporate headquarters is in Walker, Michigan in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. Second, did you all know that Michigan ranks 3rd in the nation in apple production! So, you would think that Michigan has enough to supply Meijer or any place in Michigan? I do not know about imports and exports, but I just thought it would be nice for our stores to patronize first our local grown products, don't you all think so? That is all folks, my 2 cents spill about what I bought which surprised me. Why? It should not have surprised you since one can rarely see any products made in the USA anymore, is it not? I rest my case!
Have a safe, happy and blessed Labor Day!! May God bless all of us and let us all pray for world peace!!
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