"He argues grocers used maple leaves, flags, and tags like “made in Canada” to sell products imported from elsewhere”. While this is blatantly wrong, I have to wonder how many times the products were not just imported from “elsewhere”, but from the USA. I think most Canadians are ok buying and supporting products from anywhere BUT the USA. Obviously we look for Canadian products first, but are happy to support new trade with new countries. I just don’t see why stores would slap false labels on products from anywhere but the USA. And if this is the case, it makes the wrong even worse.
Regardless, product origin labeling should be done accurately.
The US is not the only place worthy of a boycott these days. I also avoid products from Isreal and Russia.
Its infuriating when I see labels other than “made in”
Things like designed in, packaged in, assembled in etc.
Sure, include those in addition to the made in label but don’t replace it.
If 90% of the item is imported from another country, say that country.
Any country involved in over 10% of the items production should be listed on the packaging in my opinion.
“Designed in America, assembled and packaged in Taiwan, produced using components from mexico, Brazil, Australia”
For example.
The one that annoys me the most is “imported by…” with no other relevant information.
Imported from where dammit.
Nova Scotia
- Alexander Keith
Regardless, product origin labeling should be done accurately.
100%. Country of origin is as important for some as allergen warnings.
It’s incredible how entire product lines can be recalled for not having the right labels (even if there’s no risk to health and safety).
Yet these grocery stores can’t do a quick check of labels? Nah, it’s done intentionally to fleece customers.
And if they order products that appear to have misleading labels, then they should act as a firewall between the customer, and they need to let their supplier know before anything goes on store shelves.
There’s a local brewing supply co that does cannister swaps for SodaStream things and I’m trying to figure out how to diplomatically ask “so are you actually paying SodaStream for rights to do this or are you just DIYing it?”
Since, like, I assume Canadian Tire pays SS for like official vendor status for swapping the cannisters.
And I don’t wanna pay SodaStream. I mean I’m not gonna throw out my old stuff either, it still works, just needs fresh CO2.
If you are in Canada, there is a drop-in alternative to SodaStream CO2 cylinders. It’s called Indigo, and I have found cylinders in Giant Tiger and Home Hardware. They are also significantly cheaper both to buy and refill then SodaStream.
I don’t know if Indigo sells the machines themselves, or only the cylinders, but since I already had a SodaStream machine, it didn’t matter.
I’m pretty sure the connector on a sodastream bottle is not proprietary. It’s very similar, if not the same, as the ones on the paintball canisters I used to fill (at least the threaded one).
It’s not, but they do sell adapters:
https://palmerspursuit.com/collections/soda/products/soda-stream-bottle-refill-adapter
Point taken
I wish we could make this a national thing. I am totally up for it.
We really need better laws around this, especially now.
Do the whole country.
