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 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 ...