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I'm not one to get terribly squeamish about products from China, even though I had been fooled by the "Pacific Kombu " packaging into thinking this was from the Pacific Northwest U.S. coast. But while waiting on this to cook, I read the package about the origin of this kombu, which is farmed on ropes in the Shandong Peninsula, China. So I googled this place, which it turns out is in the Yellow Sea, a very shallow body of water that is one of the most polluted bays ever, in a small area crowded with 40 million people. Google "Yellow Sea Turning Brown" for details, such as all the dead fish species. Since I was interested in this kombu as a touted health food, I chose to pour out the soup I had made with it as it just didn't strike me as that healthy any more. So my review is not based on the taste of this product, which other reviewers found fine. Also, I have no way of testing it for pollution or impurities. I am basing my review strictly on the quality of waters, according to the internet articles, that this kombu is grown in.