CHINA-FREE

DEFINITION chi-na-free adj. A term proposed for use on food labels to show that products are not made in China.

CONTEXT In light of recent health and safety scares regarding Chinese-made food and products, a U.S.-based company called Food for Health International has announced plans to put "China-free" stickers on its goods. The subtext: These products won't make you sick or have harmful contaminants like melamine.

USAGE Given recent recalls of items from toys to toothpaste, China-free labeling could catch on, though consumers would do well to remember that not all products from China are tainted and not all tainted products are from China.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Last Week's China Product Recalls

Product recalls surge to new high
The Press Association -
Product recalls in the UK hit a new high as problems with goods from China increased, new research says. A total of 190 products were recalled last year ...
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Asia toy producers focus on safety
United Press International, Asia - Hong Kong,China
Chinese mainland officials also drummed up support for their manufacturers while downplaying the recall issues. At a seminar on product safety directives ...
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Damage control
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
By AUDRA ANG China seeks to redeem its reputation as the world’s biggest factory by toughening laws on product quality and safety. LAST August, the Chinese ...
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Recall highlights
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
Product: about 90000 Portfolio Incandescent Torchiere Lamps, imported by LG Sourcing Inc. and made by Field Smart Lighting Co. Ltd. in China. ...
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JPMorgan Is In Talks With Chinese Brokerages To Form JV [JPM]
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
(AOS), a manufacturer and seller of water heating equipment and electric motors, announced a voluntary recall of about 6300 units of Whole-house Exhaust Fan ...
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Cautious Courtship at the Hong Kong Toy Fair
Asia Sentinel - Hong Kong,SAR,China
At the midpoint of the four-day fair, Gao acknowledged that sales were down from past years past due to the product recalls. ...
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Safety chief defends record on toys
Chicago Tribune - United States
Of the 472 product recalls issued by the CPSC during the 2007 fiscal year, 61 were for toys, an increase of more than 30 percent over the number of toy ...
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US legislation on product safety targets mainland imports
South China Morning Post (subscription) - Hong Kong
Mr O'Brien rejected the view that the widening trade gap between the two countries was the root cause of the product recalls. ...
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Product recalls: trailer bicycles
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By AP — About 7000 InStep Pathfinder, Schwinn Run About and Mongoose Alley Cat trailer bicycles, manufactured in China by Pacific Cycle Inc., ...
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Agency Ready to Move on Product-Safety Rules
Wall Street Journal - USA
Most were inexpensive trinkets made in China or India. The matter got relatively little attention until 2004, after a four-year-old in Minneapolis, ...
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Unabashedly American Design
By Michelle Krebs
As we walked the floor of the Los Angeles auto show last November, we cornered car designers and executives from different cultures than our own and asked for a definition of the unique design character that defines American products, ...
Auto Observer - http://www.autoobserver.com/

Japanese company recalls globes that label Taiwan as part of ...
By Sea urchin(Sea urchin)
Japanese company recalls globes that label Taiwan as part of communist China By HIROKO TABUCHI Associated Press Writer TOKYO (AP) -- A Japanese educational company is recalling 10000 electronic talking globes after customers complained ...
English study - http://seaurchinseaurchin1.blogspot.com/

Shims Bargain Recalls Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard
By Fayette Front Page(Fayette Front Page)
"BabyTown" and model #39864 are written on the product's packaging. Sold at: Dollar stores nationwide from March 2004 through December 2007 for $1. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should take these pacifiers away from children ...
Recall Roundup - http://recallroundup.blogspot.com/

Baby Gifts and Safety Concerns
By Snail
The first step that you must take if you have concern about any baby gifts that you are considering purchasing is to check consumer protection agencies and organizations that track product recalls. These agencies and organizations now ...
Parenting & Pregnancy - http://www.jellybabys.co.uk/blog

An Idea; Fun for 10 users as it is for a Million Users
By John
Thinking an idea will work if only 1% of China’s population works, well duh! If a lot of people use it, then YES it could work, but how are you going to get 1% or 10000 users using it before people just forget about it. ...
John Murch the Self Proclaimed Geek Guru - http://www.johnmurch.com

CBC News: Marketplace | Warnings and Recalls
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm .... of China, have announced a voluntary recall of 102000 battery packs sold with ...

Monday, January 7, 2008

Last Weeks China Made Products Recalls

China to enhance int'l co-op on product quality improvement in 2008
Xinhua - China
The Chinese government responded the scandals by introducing a new recall system last summer, launching a four-month-long nationwide product quality ...
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China toy exports surge 20 pct in first 10 mths of 2007 despite ...
Forbes - NY,USA
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Exports of Chinese toys surged over 20 pct in the first ten months of last year despite a wave of high-profile product recalls, ...
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China making progress in battle against shoddy and unsafe products ...
International Herald Tribune - France
"If China's leaders pay this much attention to the quality of products ... we can achieve the goals we are trying to reach by the end of the year," Li ...
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Toy Wagon Recall
WLNS - Lansing,MI,USA
The products are imported by Tri-cam Industries and were made in China. They are sold with the product model is MH1250 between September 2002 and November ...
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Chinese toy factories under threat, says Hong Kong body
Channel News Asia - Singapore
HONG KONG - Hundreds of Hong Kong-owned toy factories in China may be forced to close after huge global recalls hit the industry, a toy body here said ...
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Chinese exports safe, good quality: US official
China Daily - China
"Among people who have knowledge of products from China, as a result of their profession, I think there is general acceptance that the overwhelming majority ...
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US the net loser in Pakistan The country slipping into terrorists’ net
Organiser - New Delhi,India
True to form, few in India now seem willing to recall her promise to continue her father’s thousand-year jehad against Hindu India. ...
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China to issue 1st product recall rule
CCTV - Beijing,China
China's first draft on the recall regulations of defective products will be issued this year. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, ...
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Toy Wagons Recalled: Will This First Recall of the Year Start a ...
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
This looks to be the first children's product recall of the year - not exactly a good first for the new year. According to the CPSC, Tricam Industries has ...
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More legislation to help combat shoddy products
China Daily - China
Four quality control regulations will be drafted, including one on the import and export of food products and another on the recall of defective products. ...
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Companion Birds treat recall
By sue
REASON Pet treats were imported from China. LOS-DO sampled the treats and they were positive for melamine. The shipments were placed on hold for redelivery and was erroneously shipped into commerce. VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE ...
Natures Corner - http://WWW.NaturesCornerMagazine.COM/NaturesBlog/

 

Recalled Bird treats!
By BareFootAviary
initiated recall is ongoing. REASON Pet treats were imported from China. LOS-DO sampled the treats and they were positive for melamine. The shipments were placed on hold for redelivery and was erroneously shipped into commerce. ...
Tailfeathers Bird Community - http://www.tailfeathersnetwork.com/community

 

China's toy exports grow rapidly in 1st 10 months of 2007 - Xinhua
By Sasha B. -Admin
Xinhua, China - 16 minutes ago In 2007, "Made in China" experienced an unprecedented "confidence crisis," triggered by the recall of China-made toys by Mattel Inc. of the United States. ...
Made In China Product Recalls - http://madeinchinaproductrecalls.com/

 

Dev Sabnani - Lead Paint and Food Scares in China
By Ng Pei Xiang(khooky)
China vows to get tough over unsafe products (Straits Times, 17 August 2007) Source B BEIJING (AFP) - - Exports of Chinese toys rocketed in the first 10 months of last year despite a wave of high-profile recalls of products made by the ...
the history society - http://thehistorysociety.blogspot.com/

 

Another Chinese Pet Food Recall — Bird and Pet Rodent Foods Test ...
PRODUCT a) Wild Harvest Fruit and Honey Cockatiel, Recall # V-021-2008; b) Ecotrition Tropical Fruit and Honey Bars, Recall # V-022-2008; c) Wild Harvest Hamster, Gerbil, Mouse & Rat Honey Cakes, Recall # V-023-2008 ...
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Epoch Times | U.S. Parents Wary After China Product Recall
The recall of millions of Chinese-made toys by US toy company Mattel Inc. will make Americans more cautious about buying toys made in China but will not ...