Be careful... some products will say “DISTRIBUTED or MANUFACTURED BY.... “ and then a USA company address.

This is purposefully deceptive.

The bar code, however, cannot lie.

Examples : “MADE”
and “NOT MADE” IN USA https://twitter.com/sherrieengler/status/1250427472782356480

It’s not “fail safe”, as the EAN CODE can be where the manufacturer is registered. But at least it’s a start.

All China crap starts with “69”. Avoid when possible. Try for 0 and 1 first digits. USA and CANADA .