So now the Fram HP filters are Chinese? Geez....

Many years ago, I worked in a production plant. We had to inspect every single item. When the product was shipped to the purchaser, they would spot check items by pulling random item from random cases, as the came out of the truck. If the buyer found two or more defective items the whole load was rejected. We then had to incur the expense of sending a crew to the buyers place, and reinspect the complete load (every single item, and there were thousands), or have the complete load returned to use for reinspection. Of course that can't happen, today. Too expensive. Today the end user is the chief inspector, and with out getting paid for it (he has to pay for the privaledge)