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, August 25, 2009

China's government fears anger over such cases could shake the social stability it values so highly [ AFP ]

Two held in China lead poison case
Aljazeera.net - Doha,Qatar
Even though China has had a greater awareness of the need to be more ... China's pollution and lax product safety standards have long been a source of ...

How to Tell If You're Poisoning Yourself With Fish
Discover Magazine - New York,NY,USA
In 2008 a study at Boston University tested traditional herbal products manufactured in India and ... from the United States and Mexico to Japan and China. ...

 

Lead poisoning that sickened hundreds of children stokes tensions ...
By Christopher Bodeen
Lead poisoning stokes tensions in Chinese townCHANGQING, China — Farmer Wang Zhifan jabs a stubby finger toward the sprawling smelter blamed for poisoning hundreds of local children with lead. ... May 14th, 2009 Fear of gas attacks keeps Afghan girls from schoolMUHMUD RAQI, Afghanistan — Only a few dozen of about 570 female students attended class in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday after an apparent attack with poison gas sickened more than 80 girls this week. ...
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Black & Decker recalls 9000 thermal coffeemakers for potential ...
By Bureau News
April 23rd, 2009 Product Recalls: toaster oven broilersThe following recalls have been announced: — About 106000 toaster oven broilers, made in China and imported by Haier America Trading LLC., of New York, because electrical connections in the products can become loose, ... March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has indicated that the Black Sea, the world's largest dead zone that has high concentrations of a poisonous gas, may be chock-full of life-sustaining energy. ...
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Chinese mayor apologizes for lead poisoning that sickened hundreds ...
By David Wivell
Chinese mayor apologizes for lead poisoningCHANGQING, China — A mayor apologized to residents of two villages — where nearly all the children were sickened by lead poisoning apparently from a nearby smelter — after recent clashes between ... powder productsBEIJING — The Chinese dairy that bought the company at the heart of a tainted milk scandal that sickened hundreds of thousands of children has launched a new line of milk powder products, state media reported Tuesday. ...
Breaking News - http://blog.taragana.com/n/

 

Four jailed in China for Windows XP "Tomato Garden" piracy – Tech ...
By Matthew Humphries
That version of the OS proved very popular not only because it was free, but because the people making it available had managed to circumvent all authentication and security checks Microsoft uses. ... You have to wonder just how many illegal copies there are of the OS in China with over one billion people. It also shows why companies would love to crack the Chinese market and get products selling there as the potential for millions of sales is very high. ...
Geek.com - http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/sync-google-calendar-and-outlook-for-free-20060822

 

 

Product recalls this week include DVD players, ceiling fans ...
By Mike Billings
Those items were recalled along with a couple of food items including a Mexican-style soft cheese product that could be contaminated with Listeria and a wheat-free pancakes that might contain undeclared wheat, gluten, milk and egg. ... PRODUCT: Durabrand DVD players, which were sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from January 2006 through July 2009. They were made in China and imported by Wal-Mart. The recall involves a single DVD player with a remote control. ...
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Ashland fan firm recalling product
Mail Tribune
The recall will not affect The Modern Fan Company's financial position, he said. "In terms of our business, it's not going to impact us at all," he said. ...
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Black & Decker recalls coffeemakers
ABC Action News
TAMPA , FL-- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Black and Decker are recalling Black & Decker Thermal Coffeemakers due to a burn hazard. ...
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Wal-Mart recalls 1.5 mn DVD players in US
Business Standard
The product manufactured in China, was sold from January 2006 through July 2009 at Wal-Mart across the US. The DVD players are priced at about $29.
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Wal-Mart recalls fiery DVD players
CNET News
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of the device, saying the players can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. ...
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Recalls this week: DVD players and ceiling fans
The Associated Press
___ PRODUCT: Black and Decker thermal coffee makers, made in China and distributed by Applica Consumer Products Inc. of Miramar, Fla. ...
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Recalls This Week: DVD Players and Ceiling Fans
New York Times
PRODUCT: Shop Fox dust collection remote switches, made in China by Woodstock International, of Bellingham, Wash. The recall involves a remote dust ...
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Hidden needles prompt recall of Weight Watchers' Hungry toy
Los Angeles Times
They were manufactured in China. Consumers are urged to return the toys to Weight Watchers for a refund or credit on another product.
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Ashland company recalls 1300 fans
Mail Tribune
The Pensi-model ceiling fans were manufactured in China and sold online, as well as by lighting showrooms, fan specialty stores and electrical distributors ...
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Lawsuit: Chinese drywall causing health problems in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Sun
Lennar has been working diligently with its homeowners in an effort to address this industry-wide defective product issue,'' the company said in a statement ...
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Wal-Mart recalls 1.5 million DVD players
Inquirer
By David Neal THE US Consumer Product Safety Commission has warned that 1.5 million DVD players sold exclusively at branches of big box behemoth Wal-Mart ...
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Orlando Sentinel - Weight Watchers issues recall on Hungry toy by
By Rebecca Williams
Consumers are urged to return the figures and magnets to Weight Watchers for a refund or credit on a different product. About 420000 of the products, manufactured in China, were sold exclusively by Weight Watchers in the U.S. between ...
The Fitness Center - http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/fitness_exercise_health/

 

 

Cloth Books Recalled By Sterling Publishing Co. | InjuryBoard St ...
By Mike Bryant
Other eebee's Adventures cloth books are not included in this recall.Book and toy stores nationwide and Internet retailers from June 2008 through June 2009 for about $15. The products were made in China. ...
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Garage Sale Police: No, I'm Not Kidding… Wish I Were « Frugal Café ...
By Vicki McClure Davidson
To kick off its Resale Roundup, the federal agency released a list of the 11 most dangerous previously recalled children's products. The oldest is the March 10, 1993, recall of 11600 portable cribs sold as Playskool Travel-Lite Play ... The recalled dolls and accessories, made for Mattel in China, had tiny magnets that could become loose and then swallowed or inhaled by young children. The magnets have caused three serious injuries — intestinal tears requiring surgery ...
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