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

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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, ...
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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/