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[-] Snapz@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

good illustration of how we pay for brand and packaging, but in many cases they all just come from the same factory.

[-] MidnightCoffeeQueen@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I especially learned this whenever Peter Pan peanut butter had a huge recall back in 2009. It included Walmart peanut butter too.

The same applies for OTC meds. The pharmacy store brand generic is the equivalent of the name brand.

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