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.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Dangerous Toys, Strange Bedfellows Hipster moms and conservative ...
Reason Online - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Many products are made with supplies bought cheaply online from China or India, making even the humblest hand-sewn tea towel a product of the global economy ...
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HP Laptop Computer Fire Hazard Leads to Recall
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and its Canadian counterpart have issued a recall for the batteries used in Hewlett-Packard and Compaq laptop ...
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PR Web (press release)

Americas Watchdog Expands Its Chinese Drywall Investigations In ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Question: When was the toxic Chinese drywall product introduced to the US? Answer: The toxic Chinese drywall was first introduced to the US in 2001. ...
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BRIEF: FDA recalls Chinese-made face paints
TMCnet - USA
Item number: 85/2077 Product description: Blue Face Paint Universal product code: 8 8760048110 7 -- Item number:85/2078 Product description: Purple Face ...
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China Daily

SGMW recalls 4768 defective sedans for gas leakage
China Daily - China
China's Shanghai General Motors Wuling (SGMW) will recall 4768 sedans to repair faulty gas pipes starting May 16, the General Administration of Quality ...
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HP Recalls 70000 Fire-Hazardous Batteries
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
The battery manufacturer was not named, but the product was built in China HP is offering replacement batteries at no charge and has a Web site that ...
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Product Recalls: digital clamp meters
The Associated Press
The following recall has been announced: _About 52000 Fluke digital clamp meters, made in China by Fluke Corp., of Everett, Wash., because the meters could ...
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Baxter says deaths unrelated to heparin quality
Forbes - NY,USA
Premix bags of heparin, such as those used at Beebe, were not involved in last year's recall. The recalled products involved contaminated product from China ...
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Recall highlights
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
AP NEWS Product: About 260000 toy folding beach chairs for stuffed animals, manufactured in China and imported by Build-A-Bear Workshop of St. Louis. ...
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Recalls
The Associated Press
The following recalls have been announced: _About 260000 toy folding beach chairs for stuffed animals, manufactured in China and imported by Build-A-Bear ...
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TheTradingReport » Blog Archive » Is China Detroit's Lifeline?
By BullishBankers
Actual manufacturing plants and assembly lines are running a distant second until Beijing gets comfortable with the suitability of overseas manufacturing as part of China's business value chain. Many Westerners who recall the Japanese ...
TheTradingReport - http://www.thetradingreport.com/

Taiwan opposition rallies against President Ma - Summary ...
By Sasha B. -Admin
Earthtimes (press release)Taiwan opposition rallies against President Ma - SummaryEarthtimes (press release), UKTaipei - Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) demonstrated Sunday against President Ma Ying-jeou's ...
Made In China Product Recalls - http://madeinchinaproductrecalls.com/

Digital clamp meter recall | Courier Times Now
By Deb Ungerman, Designer
Digital clamp meter recall. Posted in Business on Saturday, May 16th, 2009 at 6:37 pm by Deb Ungerman, Designer. About 52000 Fluke digital clamp meters, made in China by Fluke Corp., of Everett, Wash., because the meters could give an ...
Courier Times Now - http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/news/bcct/

The EQualizer Post: Nestle :One Of The World's Most Controversial ...
By EQ
ArcelorMittal, Citigroup, Chevron, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), ExxonMobil, Nestlé, Samsung, Shell, Total, and Wal-Mart were red-flagged by ECOFACT as the most controversial companies in the world. ... 4) Trade: Nestle recently undertook a massive product recall of one of its powdered milk brands under the guise of "simulation".The real reason for the recall has not been given by the company. 5)Distributors:Nestle's sales managers decided to cover up the ...
The EQualizer Post - http://mav-equalizer.blogspot.com/

HP Recalls Faulty Laptop Batteries That Burst Into Flames ...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall this week after reports of two batteries overheating and bursting into flames damaging the owners' laptops. The defective lithium-ion rechargeable batteries were made in China and are found in various laptop brands, including HP Pavilion, Compaq Presario, HP and HP Compaq. A complete list of affected model numbers and the battery bar code labels are available on the Consumer Product Safety Commission website ...
ChattahBox News Blog - http://chattahbox.com/

Future News Today Paint a sad face another China product recall
Paint a sad face another China product recall. What can you say about a face paint recalled by the FDA That it made your child break out in a rash That it ...

 

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