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, November 30, 2009

Mother Nature Network

Melissa & Doug face Canadian toy recall
Mother Nature Network
The toys were made in China. Similar recalls were issued in August and September, 2008, after health officials found high amounts of barium in two other ...
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Ensuring Food Chain Safety
HSToday
The report, titled Product Tracing in Food Systems, was commissioned as part of the agency's ongoing examination of food product tracing practices. ...
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China - Execution of two dairy processors over contaminated milk
Meattradenewsdaily (blog)
... Chinese national, Patrick Kwok - and said it pushed for a full public recall of contaminated product from August 2 when it learned of the contamination. ...
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CPSC recalls over 2 million cribs
Examiner.com
The cribs were manufactured in Canada,China and Indonesia. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the recall, please contact Stork Craft at ...
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Steel firm pushes hard for fair trade
Trading Markets (press release)
Customers turned away by steel producers who could not start up a blast furnace -- and recall laid off employees -- have found an enthusiastic supplier in ...
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Large-scale crib recall has parents alarmed
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said the drop-side cribs have a side that moves up and down to allow parents to lift children out more easily. ...
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READERS' FORUM 11-27 | Disappointed at satellite cable services
The Tribune-Democrat
The purpose of this letter is twofold: To thank a local TV station for reporting a product recall, and to inform those who missed the broadcast who may have ...
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Stork Craft recalls crib from market
Richmond News
Stork Craft Manufacturing issued the recall after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in the US identified a safety hazard. ...
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Regulators push safety standards for ATVS
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In the $5 billion market for atvs, the skyrocketing growth of Chinese imports is becoming the latest challenge for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, ...
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Style of crib in recall losing appeal: dealers
Hamilton Spectator
The drop-side baby cribs, manufactured by Richmond, BC-based Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., were pulled from the market this week by consumer product ...
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Kentucky Product Recall Lawyer: Infant Entrapment and Suffocation ...
Kentucky Product Recall Lawyer: Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs :: Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog. ... The cribs were manufactured in Canada, China and Indonesia. For additional information, contact Stork Craft toll-free at (877) 274-0277 anytime to order the free repair kit, or log on to www.storkcraft.com. Important Message from CPSC: CPSC would like to remind parents not to use any crib with missing, ...
Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog - http://www.kentuckyinjurylawyerblog.com/

Kentucky Defective Products Attorney: Consumer Product Safety ...
Kentucky Defective Products Attorney: Consumer Product Safety Commission Announces Massive Recall Of Baby Cribs :: Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog. ... It is the largest recall of cribs ever. The CPSC cited numerous instances of infants becoming trapped and suffocating. The company is offering repair kits for the cribs, which were manufactured in China, Indonesia and Canada. Dangerous and defective products can lead to serious injuries and even death, as with theses baby ...
Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog - http://www.kentuckyinjurylawyerblog.com/

Consumer product safety recalls millions of cribs | PraiseHouston ...
By Monetana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing today a voluntary recall with Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa., of about 1 million cribs. The drop-side can detach from the crib, which can create a dangerous gap and lead to the ... The cribs, which were made in China, were sold in department stores, children's stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from January 1998 through May 2007 for between $100 and $300. Share with Friends! ...
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The Changing Winds of Outsourcing Manufacturing in China « Supply ...
By Bob Ferrari
The latest and most timely reminder of for increased quality and safety concerns stems from this weeks highly publicized product recall of infant cribs, the largest in U.S. history,. Over 2.1 million drop-side infant cribs, ...
Supply Chain Matters - http://www.theferrarigroup.com/blog1/

Kids Stuff Superstore: Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts ...
By Kids Stuff Superstore
The cribs were manufactured in Canada, China and Indonesia. For additional information, contact Stork Craft toll-free at (877) 274-0277 anytime to order the free repair kit, or log on to www.storkcraft.com. Important Message from CPSC: ... CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting ...
Kids Stuff Superstore - http://echildstore.blogspot.com/

 

Monday, November 23, 2009

600000 dropside baby cribs are recalled
USA Today
The recall involves all Delta drop side cribs manufactured prior to 2006 that use "Crib Trigger Lock with Spring Peg" drop side hardware design. ...
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Feds to release 2nd Chinese drywall report
MiamiHerald.com
The agency said then it needed to further study the matter before it could consider a recall, ban or other solutions. Hundreds of homeowners have sued ...
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The Consumer Memo, 11/23: Vampire flick posts biggest opening weekend of 2009
Kansas City Star
The recall involves certain units of Shedd's Country Crock Side Dishes DELUXE Cheddar Broccoli Rice and certain units of Shedd's Country Crock Side Dishes ...
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Feds Find Link Between Drywall, Corrosion
New York Times
Thousands of homeowners who bought new houses built with the imported Chinese building product are finding their lives in limbo as hundreds of lawsuits ...
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CDC Software Reports $0.33 in Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share for the Third ...
TMC Net
... and backward trace functionality to identify suspect materials and assist in the disposition of finished goods in the event of a product recall Ross ERP ...
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OECD Forecasts Global Growth
Forbes
Three of the four BRIC economies (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are projected to provide a larger contribution to net global demand in 2010: --Brazil and ...
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The Stroller Recall Parents Need to Know About
Smartmoney.com
As with many recalls, consumers don't have to stop using the product; the strollers will be safe to use if consumers get the free kit, which includes covers ...
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Examiner.com

Three Melissa and Doug toys recalled in Canada for barium in paint
Examiner.com
While the US bans barium in surface coatings of toys, it has never issued a recall for a product contaminated with barium. It is unclear if the US has ...
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Examiner.com

Melissa and Doug toy recall
Examiner.com
These three recalled products are wooden toys made in China. The paint on their surfaces contains more barium than the allowable limit. ...
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The West Coast Product Safety Conference Scheduled for March 2010 ...
By Randall Goodden
China in U.S. Product Liability Litigation. —————————————————————————–. Product recalls in the U.S. and Europe continue to hit new record highs, as do the number of product liability lawsuits. This continues to be a key problem area for ...
Your Story - http://www.your-story.org/

eFoodAlert.com: Recall Roundup: November 21, 2009
By Phyllis Entis
The recalled products were manufactured in China and sold across Canada. Some supermarket chains post recall notices on their web sites for the convenience of customers. To see whether a recalled food was carried by your favorite ...
eFoodAlert.com - http://efoodalert.blogspot.com/

Gander Mountain Hang-on Treestand Recall | Wired To Hunt
By Mark Kenyon
My old employer of five year, Gander Mountain, has had to recall its 2009 hang-on treestands. Here is the press release from the US Consumer Product Safety. ... Manufactured in: China. Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled treestands and return them to Gander Mountain for a refund, exchange for a 2009 model or a store credit. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Gander Mountain at (888)-542-6337 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. ...
Wired To Hunt - http://wiredtohunt.com/

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office product recall download on rapidshare search engine -The Office ... BAGS OF SHRIMP THAT HAS A TAG COVING THE PRODUCT OF CHINA OR PRODUCT OF THAILAND ...

Another Heparin product recall
... Lighting of Greenville S.C. Manufacturer Pegtom of Hong Ding China Hazard A weld that ... CONSUMER PRODUCT RECALL PUBLIC RELATIONS TACTICS Crisis public ...

 

Monday, November 16, 2009

Sales Work Taught Hankook Tire Quality Speaks
Wall Street Journal
I follow basic rules in decision-making: to recall products if the quality does not meet standards; to scrap products if the quality is in doubt and to ...
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Editorial: Steps must be taken on behalf of homeowners with toxic Chinese drywall
TCPalm
Intensify negotiations with the Chinese government to determine the nature of the contamination in the drywall, recall all defective drywall, ...
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Recall: Easton EA30 stem
BikeRadar.com
By BikeRadar Easton Sports is voluntarily recalling EA30 stems sold between August 2007 and September 2009, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
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Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha (blog)
You may recall that during the second quarter, we announced the Project PANDA, a collaboration of Yingli, ECN and Amtech to develop next generation high ...
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HP buys 3Com, validates Cisco
SemiAccurate (satire)
If you recall, Cisco jumped into the server arena earlier this year, and the server OEMs suddenly got very frightened. The first Cisco servers were a bunch ...
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Agilent Technologies, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha (blog)
Fourth quarter China orders for example were up 30% from one year ago. By product platform both GCs and LCs remained down double digits from last year while ...
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Easton Sports bicycles recalled
United Press International
Bicycles made with EA30 stems are involved in the voluntary recall, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. The stems, which connect the ...
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Homelite Backpack Blowers Recalled Due to Leaking Fuel, Fire Hazard
Attorney at Law
Homelite Consumer Products Inc. of Anderson, SC and the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall after the company received 18 ...
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Canada's Mega Brands returns to profit
Reuters
TO) returned to profitability in the third quarter as it tried to move beyond a messy legal dispute and a toy recall. The Montreal-based company said on ...
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Maclaren safety kits coming to Shanghai
Shanghai Daily
The company said it wasn't taking the product off the market, but offering repair kits to cover the stroller's hinge. Since the recall only extended to the ...
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Little Tikes to bring jobs back to US - Hudson Hub-Times | Made In ...
By Sasha B. -Admin
Little Tikes to bring jobs back to USHudson Hub-TimesIsaac Larian, president of Little Tikes' parent company MGA Entertainment, announced Oct. 20 that the toy manufacturer will stay in Hudson. ...and more »
Made In China Product Recalls - http://madeinchinaproductrecalls.com/

Telstra BigPond News and Weather
China's bogus swine flu masks firm shut. 14 Nov 2009 - 08:34pm. A company in northern China that claimed its face masks could prevent swine flu has been shut down and ordered to recall the product, a safety watchdog said. ...
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Chen Qi -The World of Micro-Organism Virus | Swine flu | H5N1 ...
By Chen Qi
A company in northern China that claimed its face masks could prevent swine flu has been shut down and ordered to recall the product, a safety watchdog said. Tianjin Mingda Science and Technology Co Ltd had told consumers that wearing ...
Chen Qi -The World of Micro-Organism... - http://www.dowell-netherlands.com/

Easton Stem Recall « Bike Monkey Magazine
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Easton Sports, has announced a voluntary recall on about 6400 bikes with EA30 stems. The bicycle stem can crack and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk of serious injury if ... The stems were manufactured in China. Consumers should immediately stop riding the bicycles and contact any authorized Easton Sports for a free replacement stem. Via Bicycle Retailer and Industry News · Bookmark and Share ...
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A year to forget at Menu Foods
From the moment he initiated a recall of 60 million cans and pouches of pet food in 2007, the chief executive of Menu Foods Income Fund knew life would never be the same. At least a dozen cats and dogs were dead and Menu's product was being blamed. ... The poison scare occured after a broker sold wheat gluten imported from China to Menu and 14 other manufacturers in the United States. The gluten was spiked with melamine, a toxic substance used to make plastics, ...
Financial Post - Top Stories - http://www.financialpost.com/16994.rss?type=rss

 

Monday, November 9, 2009

Maclaren recalls 1 million strollers
CNNMoney.com
... recall in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and advises customers to stop using the products manufactured in China sold since ...
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1 million strollers recalled by Maclaren after reports of severed fingers
WalletPop
The strollers were made in China. All the recalled strollers have the brand name "Maclaren" printed on them. The following models, including single and ...
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Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine with excessive heavy metal
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
The DH inspected the wholesaler this afternoon and instructed the wholesaler to recall the product from the market. Jin Ja Pharmaceutical Company Limited ...
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PC World

Nokia Announces Charger Recall: What You Need To Know
PC World
Nokia announced the recall program Monday reporting the Nokia-branded chargers were manufactured by a third-party supplier BYD Electronic Company of China. ...
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Mega Brands wins faulty toy settlement
Reuters
The company is still recovering from a recall of its Magnetix toys, which began in 2006 and expanded in 2007. One child was killed and 27 others were ...
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Nokia issues charger recall
Mobile News
by MaryLou Costa (marylouc@mobilenewscwp.co.uk) Nokia has issued a product recall on chargers made by Chinese third party supplier BYD. ...
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Samsung to recall 32000 refrigerators in China
People's Daily Online
Samsung confirmed that the product model which caused incident in South Korea is not sold in China, but the above-mentioned six types have a similar design ...
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MacPherson Art Easels Recalled
Citizens Report
MacPherson's Young Artist Easels have been voluntarily recalled in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. No injuries have been reported. ...
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Recalls This Week: Playsets, Easels, Microwaves
New York Times
PRODUCT: ''Life is Good'' travel mugs Newbury travel mugs, manufactured in China and imported by The S Group of Portland, Ore. The 7 1/2 -inch tall mugs may ...
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Recall: Young Artist Easels Violate Lead Standards
ParentDish (blog)
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has put out a voluntary recall, asking consumers to take the easels away from their kids ...
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Parent alert: Toy recall manufactured in China – contains lead ...
By Sasha B. -Admin
Examiner.comParent alert: Toy recall manufactured in China – contains lead.Examiner.comThese toys were made in China. See the list below from a web site called Parent Dish which list many more warnings on items.
Made In China Product Recalls - http://madeinchinaproductrecalls.com/


Recall: Children's Art Easels Recalled by MacPherson's Due to ...
By Daddy Bookins
Recall: Children's Art Easels Recalled by MacPherson's Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard. November 7th, 2009 by Daddy Bookins Leave a reply ». Name of Product: Young Artist Easels. Units: About 10000 ... Manufactured in: China. Remedy : Consumer should immediately take these recalled easels away from children and contact the firm to receive a free replacement chalkboard panel. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact MacPherson's at (866) 319-5335 ...
Peas and Bananas - http://peasandbananas.com/

Himfrcom reports Samsung confirm recall the Chinese refrigerator
There are still questions about the recall of the product model Reporter ... on the hidden products in China on the corresponding product model Last Friday ...