I agree with not buying anything made in China. And I avoid rawhide completely. Supposedly, those made in countries other than the United States use bad stuff on them. But that's not why I don't give them: Back when Lightning was young and before I knew better, I would give him the rawhide "bones" tied at each end. He would work on those things until they were soaked through and very pliable. Then he would try to swallow them. After two or three times of having to stick my hand down his throat to pull out rawhide wads that were stuck in his throat and blocking his breathing, I finally got the message to cut out rawhide completely. Luckily I was with him when it happened, or Lightning might not be around today.