===== Reading UPC Barcodes =====


If the first 3 digits of the barcode are 690, 691 
Or 692, the product is MADE IN  CHINA.
 

471 is Made in  Taiwan .
  
If the first 3 digits are:

690-692 ... MADE IN  CHINA\\
00 - 09 ...   USA   &  CANADA\\
30 - 37 ...   FRANCE\\
40 - 44 ...   GERMANY\\
471  ...  Taiwan\\
49 ... JAPAN\\
50 ...   UK\\
8   - Korea\\

BUY USA & CANADIAN MADE by watching for "0" at the beginning of the number.