Well I have just been shopping and all the Colgate toothpaste that I looked at comes from Thailand.
It would be great if others posted examples of products and where they come from as I am sure there are plenty of surprises out there.
I know I have plenty more to add 
@polksaladallie wrote:I half-heard an article on the radio (abc) this morning about some imported oranges having Australian grown on the label, and someone was in trouble. Has anyone any info on that?
Might be this - What next?
Fake fruit in China leaves sour taste for Aussie growers
Posted
Chinese counterfeiters have diversified from fake designer handbags to fruit, trying to pass off Chinese grown produce as Australian.
Citrus Australia says the fraudsters are trying to cash in on high prices and rapidly growing demand, with about 18,000 tonnes of mandarins and oranges exported to China last year.
@am*3 wrote:Too much coffee is bad. one reason may increase the risk of heart disease.
Dietary fat is a killer. Sugar not as bad, but still bad.
Look at the specials in the supermarkets catalogues, and the displays on the end of the aisles... chips, coke, chocolate.
Current medical opinion is still - too much saturated fat in the diet causes high cholesterol which can lead to strokes and heart attacks.
High cholesterol can also be genetic too, not affected by diet.
High sugar diet --- >>diabetes
Lets start with coffee, I don't know how much is too much but I rarely drink more that 2 per day so I am sure that is fine
This is a good read http://authoritynutrition.com/why-is-coffee-good-for-you/
It shows how coffee is good for you.
@am*3 wrote:Too much coffee is bad. one reason may increase the risk of heart disease.
Dietary fat is a killer. Sugar not as bad, but still bad.
Look at the specials in the supermarkets catalogues, and the displays on the end of the aisles... chips, coke, chocolate.
Current medical opinion is still - too much saturated fat in the diet causes high cholesterol which can lead to strokes and heart attacks.
High cholesterol can also be genetic too, not affected by diet.
High sugar diet --- >>diabetes
It depends what you mean by dietary fat. Tim Noakes is probably one of the most knowledgeable people in the world on the topic and recommends a high fat diet.
@am*3 wrote:
@polksaladallie wrote:I half-heard an article on the radio (abc) this morning about some imported oranges having Australian grown on the label, and someone was in trouble. Has anyone any info on that?
Might be this - What next?
Fake fruit in China leaves sour taste for Aussie growers
Posted
Chinese counterfeiters have diversified from fake designer handbags to fruit, trying to pass off Chinese grown produce as Australian.
Citrus Australia says the fraudsters are trying to cash in on high prices and rapidly growing demand, with about 18,000 tonnes of mandarins and oranges exported to China last year.
It's like my Rolex watch. It has the Rolex emblem on the back and imprinted ROLEX of Geneva.
The town where they make the fakes has been renamed Geneva, so they can claim to be legal.
I have started to check the little stickers on our citrus fruit and some other fruit that is labelled. I found fruit from the USA, Scotland and Canada, but nothing from any other country. Australian fruit usually has a little sticker with the name of the grower or the district they come from.
Shopping for good and safe food is getting harder.
Erica
