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Your Garlic is Being Imported From China, Filled With Bleach And Chemicals. Here’s How To Spot It
By Healty Happy

China is putting California garlic growers out of business.
Less than ten years ago, all of our garlic was grown in this country, primarily in CA. 

Now less than 40% is grown here and most of it (60%) is coming from China.
You can tell the difference by looking at the bottom. 

If the roots are all removed, leaving a concave, clean spot, it is Chinese. 

This is required by the Ag Dept. to prevent soil-borne plant diseases from entering our country. 

If the roots are still there, it is California garlic. 

The Garlic Growers Assoc. says not one single US grower cleans out the root end.

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In China, quality control is a huge issue. 

Many Chinese farmers are using illegal and harmful pesticides to grow their crops.
“An undercover magazine reporter investigating in the area found that many vegetable farmers used phorate and parathion, two pesticides banned by the government, to irrigate the crops to save time and effort” (Epoch Times).
Parathion and phorate have been labeled Highly Toxic Poisons for some time – and for good reason.
Another major factor in the quality of the garlic in China is from the major pollution problem. 

The soil itself is toxic and is also a major health concern.
“An official government report in 2014 showed that nearly a fifth of China’s soil is contaminated by heavy metals like cadmium and arsenic as well as unhealthy amounts of pesticides and fertilizers. Severe pollution has tainted all of China’s major rivers with large amounts of industrial chemicals and household waste” (Epoch Times).

HOW TO SPOT GARLIC FROM CHINA
Everyone should make sure that they are not eating ANY garlic from China. 

They have bleach and other harmful chemicals in them and are dangerous to your health.
Next time you go shopping, look out for these signs:

1. If there are roots or a stem then it is safe. China makes sure to cut off the roots and stems so that they weigh less when shipped over the sea.
2. Garlic that is heavy and more bulbous is safer. Imported garlic is smaller and lighter.
3. Healthy homegrown garlic tastes richer and is most likely from California. On the big flavor measurement scale, homegrown garlic measures 40 out of 40, whereas garlic from China only measures a 28 out of 40.
4. The number one BEST way to make sure you are not getting garlic from China is to get it from a local farmer or to grow it yourself at home. 

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“Organic” Food from China Highly Contaminated

As people get informed about how important the organic food is so does the world’s demand of such products. 

Only in the USA, every year organic food sales increase at least by 20%. 

The domestic supplies could not satisfy such enormous demand so in order to keep the market in stock, the vendors should look internationally.
A great part of the imports come from the European Union, but their organic standards differ from those in America. 

Also, a significant part of them are from China, which provides low quality and low food safety standards.

Much of the organic production that comes from China is unsafe, even the Chinese farmers won’t consume it themselves. 

Then, what’s the point of organic food if it is not safe?
This implies that some of the food labelled as “organic” was never intended to be organic. 

It was simply a result of the substandard Chinese production. 

The US Customs tends to reject entire imports of food from China because of the presence of dangerous additives, drug residues, poor hygiene and mislabeling. 

In order, not to be rejected, the Chinese exporters labelled their products as organic, especially the unusual and dirty ones.
The Chinese government hasn’t established a system of labelling the truly organic products and those that are not. 

So, the result is a complete mislabeling of the food by the Chinese producers.
Even the “truly organic” food from China is in fact produced in totally contaminated conditions, that people could not handle. 

Most of the Chinese agricultural lands are located along the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the most polluted rivers in China.
Their pollution is a result of the thousands of factories that are located along these rivers, which infuse their chemicals into the water that in fact irrigate the crops. 

Once, a chemical fertilizer discarded so much ammonia into the Fu river, a tributary of the Yangtze river that immediately killed 110 tons of fish. 

However, this river was still used for agricultural and industrial purposes.
These rivers are also loaded with great amounts of many heavy metals and harmful chemicals as well as the food irrigated with this water. 

The Chinese sewage, bottled drinking water, rice and milk have indicated the presence of perchlorate, the precursor of rocket fuel. 

So, how such food can be organic?
Perchlorate is a toxic substance and an endocrine disruptor. 

Its presence can lead to destabilization of the metabolism, problems in the development of children and thyroid problems.
What a healthy and organic food. 

Definitely not. 

However, some Chinese products tend to more contaminated than others. 

For example, mushrooms, rice, green peas, apples, chicken, fish, garlic and black pepper belong to the most contaminated group of Chinese products that should be avoided.
However, the only way to eat completely organic food is to grow it yourself. 

Such gardens will occupy a small place, improve the local insects especially bees, look attractive and what’s most important, they will provide a completely safe and delicious food.

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Contaminated food from China now entering the U.S. under the 'organic' label
By J. D. Heyes

The Chinese food production industry is the world's least-regulated and most corrupt, as has repeatedly been proven time and again. 

Now, it appears, there is no trusting anything that comes from China marked "organic."
Natural Health 365 reports that several foods within the country are so contaminated that Chinese citizens don't trust them. 

What's more, the countries that import these tainted foods are putting their citizens at risk.
U.S. Customs personnel often turn away food shipments from China because they contain unsavory additives and drug residues, are mislabeled, or are just generally filthy. 

Some Chinese food exporters have responded by labeling their products "organic," though they are far from it.
There are several factors at play which make Chinese claims of organic unreliable. 

First, environmental pollution from unrestrained and unregulated industrial growth has so polluted soil and waterways with toxic heavy metals that nothing grown in them is safe, much less organic. Also, there is so much fraudulent labeling and rampant corruption within the government and manufacturing sectors that it's not smart to trust what is put on packaging.
In fact, farmers in China use water that is replete with heavy metals, Natural Health 365 noted in a separate report. 

In addition, water used for irrigation also contains organic and inorganic substances and pollutants. Chinese "organic" food is so contaminated that a person could get ill just by handling some of it.
'Dirty water' is all there is
The report noted further: "This is reality – all of China's grains, vegetables and fruits are irrigated with untreated industrial wastewater. The Yellow River, which is considered unusable, supports major food producing areas in the northeast provinces."
Chinese farmers won't even eat the food they produce.

That's because it's clear that China's water pollution issues are so pronounced that it threatens the country's entire food supply.
Chinese farmers have said there is no available water for crops except "dirty water." 

As part of the country's industrial prowess, it is also one of the largest producers (and consumers) of fertilizers and pesticides, Water Politics reported.
The site noted further that as China's industrial might grows, so too does the level of contaminants in the country's water supply. 

Lakes, rivers, streams and falling water tables are becoming more polluted by the year.
In addition to man-made pollutants, animals produce about 90 percent of the organic pollutants and half of the nitrogen in China's water, say experts at the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning. 

There are times when water is so polluted it turns black – yet it is still used to irrigate crops, and of course, that affects so-called organic farming operations as well.
These nine foods are particularly vulnerable to becoming tainted, Natural Health 365 noted:

1. Fish: Some 80 percent of the tilapia sold in the U.S. come from fish farms in China, as well as half the cod. Water pollution in China is a horrible problem, so any fish grown there are suspect.
2. Chicken: Poultry produced in China is very often plagued with illnesses like avian flu.
3. Apples and apple juice: Only recently has the U.S. moved to allow the importation of Chinese apples, though American producers grow plenty for the country and the world.
4. Rice: Though this is a staple in China and much of the rice in the U.S. comes from there, some of it has been found to be made of plastic, resin and potato.
5. Mushrooms: Some 34 percent of processed mushrooms come from China.
6. Salt: Some salt produced in China for industrial uses has made its way to American dinner tables.
7. Black pepper: One Chinese vendor was trying to pass off mud flakes as pepper.
8. Green peas: Phony peas have been found in China made of soy, green dye and other questionable substances.
9. Garlic: About one-third of all garlic in the U.S. comes from China.

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