“I would say the shiitakes on Chinese logs are a product of a global economy,” said Smithson, who is a chef for a large caterer in New Hope. “It’s kind of like my Toyota. The parts were made overseas but assembled in Tennessee. I guess my car can be said to have been ‘made in America.’ But as a chef, I would find those shiitakes to be labeled deceptively if they’re claimed to be produced here.”