"Naztazia" > wrote in message
...
>I was ready to make ginger snap cookies this evening and a friend
> tells me that most ginger is grown in China. I said get out of town.
> So I call up McC spices and sure enough, their powdered ginger is
> indeed grown in China. Apparently even "fresh" ginger in my grocery
> store is too. To top it off, my friend said there was a big recall
> back in July because of pesticides used on ginger products from China
> (nausea, headaches, etc).
>
> Am I being paranoid, or should I just go ahead and make the cookies.
> I have nothing against China per se, just their food track record
> isn't so hot...
>
> TIA, Naz


Our government inspects a tiny fraction of the food entering this country.
So, using stuff from China or anywhere else is a roll of the dice.