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 17, 2009

Lead rules change for kids toys and products
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
Do you remember a couple of years ago when there was a massive recall of toys made in China because of lead issues? Well, the Consumer Product Safety ...
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Product Liability News Flash: Little Tikes product recall
NewYorkInjuryNews
All who have purchased any toy on the listed product recall list are encouraged to get in touch with Little Tikes so as to receive a safe improved ...
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Consumer agency is blocked from some import data
The Associated Press
The product safety commission has come under pressure in the last few years over the increasing number of recalled lead-tainted products, many from China. ...
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Nautilus voluntarily recalls 400 products
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday Nautilus Inc. has voluntarily recalled about 400 of its Nautilus F3 Chin products. ...
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Corrosive Drywall Victims Awaiting Government Reports
EcoHome Magazine
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, agencies could issue a recall of drywall imported from China if a significant electrical, fire, ...
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Little Tikes recalls 1.6 million toy workshops and trucks
Examiner.com
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the boy recovered after being hospitalized. The recall includes a variety of toys manufactured by ...
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MultiVu Video Feed: NEWS FROM THE CPSC: Little Tikes(TM) Recalls ...
FOXBusiness
Aug 13, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary ...
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Lenore Skenazy: Consider the risk of avoiding all risk ...
By Sasha B. -Admin
Lenore Skenazy: Consider the risk of avoiding all riskTallahassee DemocratLast year, for instance, after that whole recall of lead-painted toys from China, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. This law ...
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Product recalls this week include toy sets, battery chargers ...
By John Upton
PRODUCT: Toy tool workshop sets and toy trucks with tools manufactured in the U.S. and China by Little Tikes Co. of Hudson, Ohio. Five types of sets involved in the recall were sold on the Little Tikes Web site and by retailers ...
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