Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): After reading some of the frothing reviews criticizing Mrs. Mays for manufacturing their product in China -- which doesn't in any way address the quality of the product itself -- I tried to confirm this for myself. The website and packaging say nothing about this, so I wrote them an email asking where their product is manufactured. Here is the response in full:  ------------------------------------------------------------  Thank you for your purchase and inquiry. We understand your concerns because food item are very personal. If you can spear a few moments to read details about our quality assurance, it would be appreciated.  Our factory in China is HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) by US agency & BRC certified UK agency. HACCP, BRC & Kosher inspect our factory twice a year and each organization also performs random unannounced inspection at our factory.  Please refer to the following sites if you like to learn more about the HACCP and BRC certificate.  http://www.idfahaccp.org/  http://www.brc.org.uk/standards/default.asp?mainsection_id=7  In addition, all of our finished products are tested 3 times.  These tests are: Salmonella testing Aflotoxin testing, and Microbiological testing  Our current customers like Costco, BJ's Wholesale and Whole Foods market have very high standards on what they carry and sell to its members.  You can rest assure that all of our products are safe to consume. We also do not have any Melamine in our product. Our products are "dairy free" Our products are also tested randomly by FDA and always passed the inspection.  The following is additional information:  Here are the origins of the ingredients that we use:  Almonds  -  California Walnuts  -  California Cashews  -  Vietnam / Brazil (Not grown in US) Cranberries -  Oregon / Canada Blueberries -  Oregon / Canada Pomegranate -  Oregon / Canada Natural Flavors -  California Sesame Seeds  -  China (Not grown in US) Rice Malt  -  China Cane Juice  -  US Sea Salt  -  China  Please feel free to contact us with any further questions, comments and concerns. We hope we have assisted you correctly.  Thank you.  Kind regards,  Julie Mrs Mays  ------------------------------------------------------------  I've read other reviews criticizing over sweatshops, Communism, and carbon footprint. To briefly address these: There has been no evidence that Mrs. Mays keeps its workers in sweatshops; despite the Communism, I'm sure the individual citizens find these jobs valuable; and ships produce 1/10th the carbon per pound-mile of trucks, meaning a 5000 miles by ship is as bad as 500 miles by truck.  I really like the snack and I'd give it five stars, but I'm subtracting one star: I think it is deceptive that it was so hard to find out the snack was made in China. I don't have a problem with the snack's origin, but Mrs. Mays should be more forthright with their customers and let them make the decision themselves. Granted, most of us Americans are primed to flip out at the latest Scare of the Week, but that should be our choice to make.  Oh, and the snack itself? It is quite tasty, filling, and healthy. I will continue to purchase it.
Output (English): Positive