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, August 3, 2009

Dollar General Corporation, Provisional Acceptance of a Settlement ...
Trading Markets (press release)
On October 4, 2007, the Commission and DGMI announced a consumer-level recall of about 63000 units of the Tumblers because "Surface paint on the center of ...
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Recalls This Week: Washing Machines, Swing Sets
New York Times
PRODUCT: Hooded sweat shirts and warm-up sets for boys, manufactured in China and distributed by Koman Sportswear of Carlstadt, NJ The recalled items were ...
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Boy's hooded sweatshirt recall
Examiner.com
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled boy's hooded sweatshirts sold at Burlington Coat Factory due to a strangulation hazard. ...
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Sweatshirts recalled for strangulation risk
United Press International
WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Burlington Coat Factory sweatshirts due to a ...
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Domestications Recalls Bed Steps Due to Fall Hazard
Newsinferno.com
This entry was posted on Friday, July 31st, 2009 at 8:57 am and is filed under Product Recalls. You can skip to the end and leave a response. ...
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Recalls
The Associated Press
_ About 13300 hooded sweatshirts and warm-up sets for boys, manufactured in China and distributed by KOMAN Sportswear of Carlstadt, NJ, because drawstrings ...
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What Is A Cat Food Recall? | Reviewzines
By Moses Wright
The wheat gluten was imported from China and used by at least one pet food manufacturer. Melamine is used in the production of plastics, filters, tiles, and many other products. Hundred of animals died after eating cat food and other ...
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President Obama opens up two days of talks between U.S. and China officials U.S. ... This will search the titles of the threads in the Product Recalls forum ...

 

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