I avoid anything made in China if possible (which it often isn’t). I absolutely will not knowingly buy food from China.
Any avoidance comes from uninterest in asiatic cuisine, but as a vegan I adore such things as tins of gluten mock duck and other non-rice things — I am far more likely to avoid American imports since they seem to have an awful lot of additives thrown in almost at random, and I have no intention of consuming GMOs; which distaste also is something we euros have in common with the Chinese.
The trouble with honey is that they treat their bees like workers.
Processing? What processing is done to garlic?
China and the USA are political entities. Food production in both countries is regulated by people answerable to their political governments. American producers label products with the bare minimum required by law, which is imposed through a political process. Almost every country in the world, even Mexico, has more stringent and restrictive laws about how food must be described on labels. If anything, I would avoid American food, because of the determination by which food marketers use deceptive packaging and labeling that they can get away with under relatively lax American regulation.
Fresh garlic is a wet mess. It’s dried (or cured) before transport and sale. I would assume it is also fumigated to keep bugs away, but I don’t really know what large producers do.
I make every attempt to avoid anything edible from China, be it for us humans or the pets of the house. Just can’t trust their safety processes.
^^This. It doesn’t matter how many businessmen they shoot - the conditions in China just scream for fraud and corruption. I have enough trouble steering clear of American crooks. I don’t need to add a whole 'nother country’s.
Yes, I do generally stay away from any foodstuff made in China, be it for my dog or myself. Seafood I’m especially wary of.
China’s institutions for consumer protection seem to be comparable to the American of the late 1800’s / early 1900’s. We all need to read (or re-read) The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
Canned food, a new technology of that era, was commonly packed in formaldehyde. This was a new thing for soldiers, who were sent off to war with rations of canned food. They called it “embalmed beef”. I’ve heard it argued that, during the Spanish-American war, more American soldiers were killed by the bad food than by bullets.
More recently, we’ve seen a whole panoply of toxic products from China: Toxic dog-food; toxic toothpaste; even rubber tires that disintegrate at highway speeds. When I get new tires for my car, I insist on getting American-made (or at least, non-Chinese-made). In at least one case, the tire dealer had to go hunting around town for other dealers that had American tires.
The city of Gilroy, Ca., has been known for years as “the garlic capital of the United States”. There were (and still are) garlic packing and processing plants there, and miles of garlic fields all around. From what I’ve heard, pretty much all of the garlic is imported from China these days, but at least some of the packing and processing is still done in Gilroy.
I will not buy any food made or processed in China. Period.
And another scary product:
The Bay Bridge (connecting Oakland, Ca. to San Francisco) was badly damaged in the Loma Prieta earthquake (1989), and was fairly recently re-built.
At the beginning of the re-building process, they solicited bids for various parts of the work. I know nothing of the bidding and selection process – but they ended up buying steel for the girders from China.
That scared me.
More recently, now that the bridge is re-built and opened, we keep reading about problems that are turning up. Example: The Mystery of the Brand-New Bay Bridge’s Corroded Steel, Nick Stockton, Wired, 06/10/2015.
Not even Chinese food?
Conversely, the Chinese are wary of American seafood because of poor American regulations and handling: in 2013 they banned Geoduck, a delicacy Americans are fond of as an aphrodisiac, and other shelled animals, because of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, which can be fatal to humans.
Meh, over the last week 19 schools over Edinburgh have been closed due to building practices, with more to come. Built under Private Finance Initiative, a neoliberal practice. Modern building is as prone to collapse as back in Ancient Rome or the Middle Ages; just ugly to boot.
The ‘phallic’ clam America sells to China
For New Year, Chinese Shell Out Big For Tribes’ Supersize Clams
If 70% of quality complaints and recalls are Chinese products and 70% of products are Chinese, doesn’t it follow that 100% of Chinese products are bad?
Sorry I only took one semester of statistics. 
I’m not interested in buying, or eating, any food products made in China. Nor would I feed made in China pet food to my animals.
We go to the Asian supermarket all the time. Presumably we buy all sorts of stuff that’s made in China. I’ve stayed away from buying White Rabbit candies, though.
No. The fact that the two proportions are the same size does not mean that they overlap exactly. It could be the case that 30% of products are recalled and of non-Chinese origin and 40% of products are recalled and of Chinese origin. Or it could be the case that 0% of products are recalled and of non-Chinese origin and 70% of products are recalled and of Chinese origin (probably unlikely). Or the breakdown could be anywhere in between.
I avoid anything from China. A lot of canned fruit is from there so be sure to check the label.
No it’s not. At least, the stuff i grow isn’t. I do dry it, but that’s just so it will keep better.
Anyway, garlic pretty much is what it is, I’m not worried about Chinese garlic. It’s more hidden adulteration and additives that worry me. And their honey is basically fake.
But there’s lots of good stuff manufactured in China. Their steel is fine. Their electronics are top notch. Pretty much all the world’s fabric is made in China.