FTN SPECIAL - TOOTHPICKS MADE IN CHINA

<p><strong>Food and Travel Nation</strong><br /> <strong>with Elizabeth Dougherty</strong><br /> The TRUTH about Food and Travel<br /> Broadcast Date:  06/05/23<br /> <br /> While this segment has a lighthearted ring to it (toothpicks that were "Made In China") there is a MUCH more serious message here that we hope you'll consider.  In this episode, Elizabeth talks about purchasing a box of wooden toothpicks, and then discovers that they were made in China.  Think about that for a moment.  An American company that began making wooden toothpicks in 1881, is now importing them from China. <br /> <br /> Some questions to consider:<br /> <br /> What about the loss of American jobs?<br /> <br /> What about the communites that are left devastated when a factory closes? <br /> <br /> What about the families affected when that paycheck goes away? <br /> <br /> How is it possible that it's a better business deal to import the toothpicks from Communist China, rather than make them here in the US?<br /> <br /> Knowing the contamination of many products coming from China, are those toothpicks even safe to put in your mouth?<br /> <br /> And finally, is the American store that sells those imported products any better than the Chinese government which forces it's citizens to work for low wages?<br /> <br /> The answer comes down to cheap labor in China.  Apparently it's more profitable to import that box of toothpicks from overseas than to produce it here in the states.<br /> <br /> There's something really wrong with this answer.  </p> <p>website:  <a href="https://foodnationradio.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FoodAndTravelNation.com</a><br /> email:  <a href= "mailto:Elizabeth@FoodAndTravelNation.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Elizabeth@FoodAndTravelNation.com</a></p>