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, September 8, 2009

BBC News

What happens in a product testing lab?
BBC News
Following the recall of millions of Chinese-made toys in 2007, tougher new safety legislation was introduced in the US and the EU. ...
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Lead-Tainted Toys Linger On Shelves Despite Law
NPR
The law follows recalls of millions of imported toys from China in recent years because of high lead content. It requires products to be certified by ...
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Recalls This Week: Chairs, DVD Players, Cookies
New York Times
PRODUCT: OfficeMax Task Chairs, made in China and imported by OfficeMax Inc., of Naperville, Ill. The recalled chairs have model numbers OM182 and OM96614. ...
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Contaminated Drywall Incident Precedes Import Safety Summit
OMB Watch
While toy recalls have subsided since 2007, the CPSC still announces a recall every few weeks after a Chinese-made children's product is discovered to be ...
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Hoodie recall
Southtown Star
The product safety commission is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve ...
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Citizens Report

Baby Jogger Recalls Strollers
Citizens Report
They were manufactured in China and come in both single-seat and double-seat models. “City Mini” is printed on the stroller. The CPSC has asked parents to ...
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Movado Group, Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 07/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
Turning to our boutiques, as you may recall we implemented the unified Movado brand strategy early in 2008 and we leveraged the strength of the Movado brand ...
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Wal-Mart expands recall of Durabrand DVD players
The Associated Press
No injuries have been reported, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in announcing the expansion on Tuesday. The Durabrand DVD players were sold ...
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RichmondBizSense

Local company faces product recall
RichmondBizSense
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission the strollers, which were manufactured in China, were equipped with defective buckles. ...
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OfficeMax recalls 216000 Task Chairs following 15 injury reports
Sun-Sentinel.com
Go here for product photos and more details. Consumers should stop using the chairs immediately and return them to any OfficeMax store for a full refund ...
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Medical Miracle - Cherokee Tribune | Made In China Product Recalls
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Medical MiracleCherokee TribuneDavis underwent stem cell therapy in China earlier this year. A Towne Lake family is praising a trip to China as the beginning of a new life for their ...
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Turning to Tie-Ins, Lego Thinks Beyond the Brick - New York Times ...
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Turning to Tie-Ins, Lego Thinks Beyond the BrickNew York TimesIt kept quality high and never moved any manufacturing to China, avoiding the lead paint scare and grabbing market share when rivals stumbled amid multiple ...and more »
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Motorola Tundra Phone, Black | Push To Talk CellPhone
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MOTOROLA TUNDRA PHONE, BLACK; Amazon.com Product Description Versatile and durable, the Motorola Tundra for AT&T is built to milita... QUAD BAND SWIVEL SCREEN CELLPHONE WITH ACCELEROMETER; Product Description Product Origin: China Four ...
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Useful Batteries Knowledges: Multiple advantages of Li-polymer escort
By Benny
Any with "electricity"-related products, bear the brunt of security issues. As the polymer lithium Dell inspiron 9400 battery on the use of plastic flexible packaging in the structure is different from traditional liquid metal batteries in case of ... In recent years, a large number of laboratory work, based on a number of key materials through an integrated technology, the success of some enterprises in China have developed a polymer lithium-ion Powerbook G4 17 battery. ...
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