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, December 14, 2009

Product Recalls: Monday the Bullfrog plush books
The Associated Press
The following recall has been announced: _ About 142000 Monday the Bullfrog plush books, made in China by Simon & Schuster Inc., of New York, ...
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Recall news
The Associated Press
The following recalls have been announced: _ About 66000 Evenflo exersaucer 1-2-3 Tea for Me activity learning centers, manufactured in China by Evenflo Co. ...
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How the Zhu Zhu Hamsters Dodged the Wheel of Death
BusinessWeek
Suddenly, the 16-person St. Louis company behind the hottest toy of the holiday season was facing a potentially company-busting recall. ...
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OregonLive.com

Baby bed kills two, prompting recall of 24000 hammocks
OregonLive.com
The company said the bed, which are made in China and certified by the US-based Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, mimics the motion of a baby in ...
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Recall News
ABC News
The activity centers were sold at Toys "R" Us and other juvenile product stores nationwide between December 2007 and March 2009. ...
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Recalls: night lights, toy trucks, log splitters
The Associated Press
The following recalls have been announced: ___ About 26000 LED Rocketship palpodzzz portable night lights, made in China and imported by Osram Sylvania ...
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Amby Baby Motion Beds Recalled After Two Infant Deaths
Attorney at Law
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Amby Baby USA, of Minneapolis, Minn. announced the voluntary nationwide recall today. Side-to-side shifting or ...
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RECALLS THIS WEEK: JC Penney Grills, Snap Beads, Baby Beds, Other Product Recalls
HNN Huntingtonnews.net
This recall involves LED Rocketship PalPODzzz™ portable nightlights with model number 72174. The product can also be used as an emergency light or a ...
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Consumer Affairs

Edushape Recalls Snap Beads
Consumer Affairs
The recalled product is multicolor and textured soft plastic beads that are designed to connect to one another. The beads are packaged in a 6” x 6” x 8” ...
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Consumer Confidential: Bandwidth hogs, dangerous books, bad hammocks
Los Angeles Times
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 142000 "plush books" for kids that may pose a choking hazard. The "Monday the Bullfrog" ...
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Renault Recalls Defective Koleos Cars In China - ChinaCSR.com ...
By editor
French automaker Renault is recalling 2136 Koleos series passenger cars in China from December 25, 2009, because of steering defects. These cars were made between March 5, 2008, and August 21, 2009. Renault said the products pose a risk ...
ChinaCSR.com - http://www.chinacsr.com/en/

Your Destiny Now by Miguel Diocuore: Unsafe Chinese products flood ...
By Miguel Diocuore
Get the full story of the Chinese product threat to Americans in "Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game." Sources in Washington say a recall of the toys is unlikely because of the sheer ...
Your Destiny Now by Miguel Diocuore - http://jedistudis.blogspot.com/

Kentucky Dangerous and Defective Products Attorney: Recent ...
Manufactured in: China. Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund or replacement product. 3) MTD Recalls Log Splitters Due to Amputation Hazard ...
Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog - http://www.kentuckyinjurylawyerblog.com/

How Zhu Zhu Pets Recall Could Affect Christmas : Product Reviews Net
By Peter Chubb
As you would expect these hamsters have been made in China and are now facing the possibility of a recall. Millions of these toy pet hamsters are being flown to the U.S., UK and other countries from China to try and keep up with the ...
PR News: - http://www.product-reviews.net/

Products and Health & Safety | Injury lawyers Blog
By Matt Jowett
Although in this instance there appears not to be a major issue, product problems and subsequent recalls are not unheard of. So what are the stories behind product recalls, and how effective are they? And what's the link to China...
Injury lawyers Blog - http://www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk/injury-lawyers-blog/