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 6, 2010

Bill targets 'herbal incense'
Washington Post
K2 users are typically teens who smoke the product, police said. The American Association of Poison Control Centers reported more than 1500 overdoses ...

Herring introduces legislation to outlaw 'Spice'
Washington Post
K2, produced in China and Korea, is made with a combination of herbs and ... sold as an incense product at local convenience stores, authorities said. ...

Virginia to Consider 'Spice' Ban
NACS Online
Produced in Korea and China, K2 is comprised of spices and herbs shellacked with a ... according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers. ...

 

Monday, November 29, 2010

Fuel leaks prompt camp-stove recall
Minneapolis Star Tribune
... America Inc. and made in China. The recall was issued Monday by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and its counterpart agency in Canada. ...
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Kids in danger? Popular glassware may be laced with lead, cadmium
Marietta Times
Belt said parents can turn to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission website, www.cpsc.gov, to find the latest recalls and product safety news. ...
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L.L. Bean camp rocking chairs recalled
UPI.com
The recall involves folding rocking chairs with RNR113 or RNR114 printed on the label sewn under the seat. Chairs with plastic anchors for the fabric, ...
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Bassett recalls 90K cribs, citing dangerous rails
BusinessWeek
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission on Monday announced another crib recall, saying about 90000 Bassettbaby cribs are unsafe because their moveable ...
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Benadryl - Product Recall News and Comment
Product Recall: This is a wholesale and retail level recall. ... Authorities in central China are searching for a batch of Dairy Products containing high ...
politifi.com/news/Benadryl-1332920.html

PeerPower : Product recall policy: India on the back foot
Unlike many other countries, product recall policy is at a nascent stage in India with consumers unaware of the rules and regulations. China, for example ...
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More Product Recalls at Johnson & Johnson
News Articles 6364 More Product Recalls At Johnson & Johnson News Articles ... foreign investment entity established in China by Johnson & Johnson in 1998. ...
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Monday, November 22, 2010

 

Investigation finds cartoon glassware could poison kids
Nashua Telegraph
The decorative enamel on the superhero and Oz sets - made in China and ... if US Consumer Product Safety Commission staffers conclude the glasses to fall ...

Zimbabwean farmers unite amid fears of tobacco ban
Daily Nation
Tobacco contributes 26 per cent of the Zimbabwe's gross domestic product. ... discovered the pure form of nicotine in 1826 and soon declared it a poison. ...

Bayer AG and the death of the birds
Voltaire Network
In China reportedly the lack of bees has become so serious that farmers in some ... If so that would take the heat off of Bayer AG whose product Poncho, ...

State Sen. Karen Gillmor: Herb mixture dangerous when used in ...
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
... dozens of other product names, is usually manufactured in China or Korea ... In fact, the American Association of Poison Control Centers reported 567 ...

SagaciousHillbilly: More defective and poison Chinese products ...
By SagaciousHillbilly
More defective and poison Chinese products reflect America's failure. You'd think there would be a public outcry over all the lead tainted and otherwise defective products we keep getting from China. but no, people just keep buying tons ...
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Cadmium, Lead Found In Drinking Glasses
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Following a cascade of problems with products manufactured in China, Congress in 2008 passed strict new limits that effectively ban lead in any children's product. The underlying materials in these products – including the baked-in enamel – cannot be more 0.03 percent lead. ..... We all need to start buying American products. Chinese products suck. Poisonous, poor craftsmanship. sachazg : We all need to start buying American products. Chinese products ...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Top drug recalls a bitter pill for consumers
msnbc.com
"Some (recent recalls) have been very, very visible because of the nature of the product or the magnitude of the recall. In terms of absolute numbers, ...
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Big Al's Aquarium Services Scarborough-Product Recall Notice
SYS-CON Media (press release)
The Electrical Safety Authority is Notifying the public that Big Al's Scarborough has announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer Product. ...
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523500 window shades recalled
UPI.com
11 (UPI) -- A strangulation death of a child has prompted the recall of 523500 window shades, a US watchdog agency said. The Consumer Product Safety ...
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Horse-on-a-Stick toys recalled for child strangulation danger
Examiner.com
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued a November 10th recall of approximately 8800 Horse-on-a-Stick toys. ...
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Product Recall Alert – Black & Decker and Haier Freezers | China ...
Product Recall Alert – Black & Decker and Haier Freezers | News on inspections, audits, factories, recalls.
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Product Recall Alert – Black & Decker and Haier Freezers ...
They're supposed to keep your food really cold, not set fire to it. But here we have another electrical product which poses a risk to the customer who ...
www.chinalyst.net/node/109039

Chinese home appliance recall system needs to the international ...
Still need to improve China's household electrical appliance recall system. Defective product recall system, first appeared in the United States, ...
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Monday, October 18, 2010

CPSC Recalls Trampolines Over Risk of Injury
InjuryBoard.com
Trampolines are already a dangerous product to begin with, so it's not surprising to hear about the recent recall of one product. The US Consumer Product ...
 

Product recalls
Charleston Post Courier
E-mail recall@gersoncompany.com for more information. About 4450 STUFF and Paw Wall hooks, manufactured in China and imported by Midwest-CBK Inc. of Union ...
 

Kid's Toy Bathtub Submarine Recalled
KMGH Denver
The commission said manufacturer Munkin Inc., of North Hills, Calif., agreed to recall about 34000 of the Bathtub Sub toys. The toy is also being recalled ...
 

Child bath kits keep exploding; CPSC issues warning after injuries mount
WalletPop (blog)
The CPSC typically will re-issue a recall when it is clear the product remains in homes and problems stemming from the defects are continuing. ...
 

China: Companies Punished For Producing Harmful Cooking Oil
Bernama
The product samples of Molaoye Food Co. Ltd. and Jinchawang Oil Co. Ltd contained up to more than two times of the amount of benzoapyrene allowed by the ...
 

FDA Finds Heparin Maker Violations
Wall Street Journal
China has become the major supplier of that starting product. Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have criticized the FDA's handling of ...
 

Drywall From China Blamed For Problems - Product Recalls
By The Recall Girl
Drywall From China Blamed For Problemsquality-control procedures of US companies that use Chinese-made products, following episodes in recent years involving contaminated toothpaste and pet-food ingredients, lead-tainted toys and ...
Product Recalls - http://www.product-recalls.info/

China's Total Recall | Foreign Policy Digest–Know the world you ...
By Olivier Kamanda
Another reason why China is taking the safety regulations seriously is that the viability of their economy depends on it. The liability of recalls and the increased cost of product-testing, may motivate companies to find new suppliers ...
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For what reason is recalled toy to be detained the Chinese market ...
By admin
the product toy is recalled by Montreal Toy Company in the global scale, also includes China. This product recalls the reason is an American child when plays similar funds Magnetix the toy, building block's on small magnet dismantles ...
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Building Hardware Appeared To Expand Domestic Demand Out Of The
By The Recall Girl
Building Hardware Appeared To Expand Domestic Demand Out Of TheFirst-class products are sold to Europe and the United States, defective domestic sales, China's hardware manufacturing companies need to master the core technology. ... lawyers prius Product Liability Product Liability Law Product Recall product safety commission products liability Protection rsquo Salmonella thomson gale toyota toyota prius Toyota Recall trial magazine Video wall street x27 Auto Recall (12) ...
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Abbott will replace the recalled milk products of Chinese ...
By jiangjinjiu
Abbott today launched in China since the products more convenient replacement of service measures – to recall products in China holding U.S. consumer products sold in China to replace U.S. production of the recalled products include ...
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Baby cribs recalled
WEAU-TV 13
The cribs were manufactured in China by Alexander Designs Limited. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall because the rail hardware can ...
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Trisonic fluorescent light bulbs recalled
UPI.com
WASH, DC, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Trisonic compact fluorescent light bulbs due to a fire ...
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Jogging strollers recalled over strangulation risk
Chicago Tribune (blog)
Valco Baby, a baby product manufacturer and distributor, on Wednesday announced a voluntary recall of about 12000 Tri Mode single and twin jogging strollers ...
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Shades, Cribs Recalled On Potential Child-Strangulation Risks
Wall Street Journal
The Roman window shades were made in China for Green Mountain Vista Inc. as the company added its name to a massive recall of all Roman shades and roll-up ...
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Recalls: Walmart, Amazon, Bed, Bath & Beyond
OCRegister
The strollers, made in China, sold at juvenile product stores nationwide and web sites including Amazon from October 2009 through February 2010 for about ...
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Meridia recall fuels warning on weight loss
Global Times
The spokesman added that Abbott had suspended the distribution of Meridia in China because it did not sell well. But the product, bearing the name "Reductil ...
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Abbott Says Chinese Market Not Affected By Recall Of Infant Formula
ChinaCSR.com
The company said that no products distributed in China by Abbott Nutrition were affected by the recent proactive and voluntary recall of some products in ...
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GM to recall 3996 Cadillac SRX crossovers
Reuters
The recall covers 3996 SRX crossovers built in December 2009. Most of the vehicles have been sold in the United States and 341 were exported to China, ...
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Company Must Pay Attention To The Phenomenon Of Export Toy Recalls ...
By mcchen030
Europe and the United States is an important market for China's toy exports, product recalls have been repeatedly informed, not only gave me a huge economic losses caused by export enterprises, but also affect the external reputation of ...
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List of Recalled Toys for Lead Poisoning Hazards – Childrens Toy ...
By Lemon
Aqua DotsThis toy does not contain lead, that we know of, but the recall itself was serious enough for us to add it to this list of recalled toys from China. If your child has the product pictured on the page linked to below, ...
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Monday, September 20, 2010

Recent Product recalls
Charleston Post Courier
AP Product recalls announced recently. Details are available in most cases at www.cpsc.gov and other websites or the telephone numbers listed. ...
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Chuck E. Cheese recalls rings and toy eyeglasses
The Associated Press
The recall was part of a joint announcement with the CPSC and Health Canada, the country's federal department for health. ___ Online: Consumer Product ...
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Product Recall: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Recalls Tea Sets
Justice News Flash
The tea cup is marked “Dishwasher and microwave safe” and “Made in China” on the bottom, in English and French.” The recalled tea sets were sold at The ...
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Recall: 37000 toys distributed by Newport News company
Daily Press
By Nicole Paitsel Daily Press The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of about 37000 toys distributed by the Newport ...
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Samsung Refrigerator Recall Defective Product Recall Highlighted ...
China product recall in which 49, or about 59.04 percent. 16 U.S. product recalls, accounting for 19.28%; 2, the EU Product Recall: The European Union recalled products 7,8 month 332 times total, including 191 Chinese products were ...
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China Toy Recall Lead Paint | Lawyer Product Liability
By admin
china toy recall lead paint Where can I find toys that are NOT made in China? It makes me sick that the US continues to import so much when they know China's.
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website design madison wi | WEB DEVELOPMENT LIVE
By admin
With this extreme Toys attention to safety and product recalls in recent months, especially in toys imported from China, it is essential that consumers are informed and deceived not. If is true that over 80 percent of toys sold in this ...
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Samsung Refrigerator Recall Defective Product Recall Highlighted ...
China product recall in which 49, or about 59.04 percent. 16 U.S. product recalls, accounting for 19.28%; 2, the EU Product Recall: The European Union ...
www.articlesbase.com/.../samsung-refrigerator-recall-defective...

 

 

The Coleman Company Recalls Water-Activated Spotlights Due to Risk ...
It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: ... Manufacturer: Sky City Holdings International LTD, China ...
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10343.html

 

 

Consumer alert: Chuck E. Cheese recalls rings and toy eyeglasses ...
Obviously MORE, dangerous "made in China" junk that the Chinese don't mind ... This will search the titles of the threads in the Product Recalls forum ...
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House probing possible second secret recall by J&J - Yahoo! Finance
WIS was working as a subcontractor to a second company, Inmar Inc., specializing in product recalls, according to the committee source. ...
biz.yahoo.com/ap/100917/us_j_j_recall_probe.html?.v=3

 

 

Mustang and Corvette-branded 1/10 Scale Radio - Consumer Product ...
Consumer Product Recalls ... Full Product Description. This recall involves Mustang and Corvette-branded 1/10 scale radio ... Manufactured in China. ...
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Monday, August 2, 2010

Apple, Foxconn secret factory for Verizon iPhone?
Computerworld (blog)
Some may recall the case of hapless iPhone engineer, Sun Danyong, who killed himself after losing a precious prototype of Apple's next-generation iPhone ...
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Baby Matters infant recliners recalled
UPI.com
The Nap Nanny portable recliners were made in the United States and China and sold by Baby Matters LLC of Berwyn, Pa., for about $130 each between January ...
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CPSC Recalls More Children's Jewelry
Advertising Specialty Institute (press release)
For the sixth time since January, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall of children's items found to have elevated levels of ...
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Danish company recalls drugs on Chinese market
Xinhua
The recall in China involved 12 batches of the product, it said. There was so far no reports of any health problems caused by the mishap, the administration ...
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Recalls made due to fires, strangulation
Plattsburgh Press Republican
The Tots in Mind Inc. product, made in China, is blamed for the death of a Maine child in December 2008. Some 20000 Playard Tents were sold between January ...
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BMW to recall 5-series sedans
China.org.cn
Wang Chenyang, the product promotion manager of BMW China, told the National Business Daily that the company is communicating with its headquarters in ...
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Baidu's Answer to Android And The Mobile Market
Forbes (blog)
Having long memories, China's Ministry of Information Industry officials recall their selection of GSM, the 2G European digital standard, ...
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Forbes (blog)

Who should be blamed for the toys and other chinese product recall ...
By TonyLiu
Obviously Chinese manufactures will be blamed and punished for what had happened, and they should be. However, The US companies did make gazillion dollars.
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Brandt Meat Packers Initiates Voluntary Product Recall | China ...
By The News Desk
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--(CRWENewswire - 07/31/10) - G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. of Mississauga, Ontario, today announced a voluntary recall of.
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Product Recall Alert Volvo Recalls- Oh Not Yet, China has not ...
By wtdevflnt
China's Geely looks to purchase Volvo on Monday from Ford. What will this do to Volvo's vision of not having one person die in a crash in a Volvo vehicle be realized in the next five years. Unless China makes some serious changes in the ...
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Appliance Recall faltering practice and certification should be ...
By xiaohe5055
In China Home Appliances Recall the situation has not yet introduced, consumers protect their own interests in this area rely mainly on "Consumer. ... In the field of domestic appliances, had also appeared for many business reason to consider playing on the banner to recall defective products. This reporter learned that, although the company promised a lot, but most companies do not act, or that a more complete sense, this recall is a nominal imitation, but real progress ...
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P&G Expands Voluntary Limited Recall of Specialized Dry Pet Foods ...
By The Editor
China Investing with Dr Stock Pick. A publicly traded CRWE website ... These products are made in a single, specialized facility. In cooperation with FDA, P&G determined that some products made at this facility have the potential for salmonella contamination. As a precautionary measure, P&G is recalling all products made at this facility. Consumers who have purchased the specific dry pet foods listed should discard them. People handling dry pet food can become infected ...
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GM recalls models in China for repairs-International Business-News ...
GM launched a similar recall in China early last month, which involved 4199 imported Cadillac vehicles with the same safety defects. ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6209817.cms

Recall Issued for Chinese Candy Containing Lead
Chen PiMei Candy is manufactured by SENG in China and imported by TJIAT SENG EXIMI in Singapore. ... Product Recall Management Report Released. Price: $7.95 ...
www.docstoc.com/.../Recall-Issued-for-Chinese-Candy-Contai...

Product recalls this week include baby recliners, lacrosse gloves ...
The recliners were made in the U.S. and China, and sold at toy and children's .... March 30th, 2010 Product Recalls: MasXtremeThe following recall has been ...
blog.taragana.com/.../product-recalls-this-week-include-baby-r...

Baby Matters Recalls Nap Nanny® Recliners Due to Entrapment ...
The recalled product was manufactured in the United States and China. Consumers with a first generation Nap Nanny® models, without "D"rings, ...
news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20100726/pl_usnw/DC40524

Leo Pharma issues global recall of sodium fusidate | Interfax China
Ltd., to recall all twelve batches of the product on the China market. The SFDA has not yet received any reports of adverse reactions to the faulty product. ...
www.interfax.cn/news/14588

 

Monday, June 28, 2010

Christian Science Monitor

Crib recall: What to do if yours is on the list
Christian Science Monitor
About 50000 Simmons Easy Side Drop-side cribs are included in the recall. The cribs were sold at children's product stores and other retailers nationwide ...
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Recalls: baby walkers, dog vitamins
The Associated Press
The following recalls have been announced: _ About 8400 baby walkers, manufactured in China and imported by Suntech Enterprises Inc. of Commerce, Calif., ...
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Recall: children's tiaras
The Associated Press
The following recall has been announced: _ About 7300 children's tiaras, made in China and imported by Wilton Industries Inc. of Woodridge, Ill., ...
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Product Recall: Suntech baby walkers pose serious injury hazards
Justice News Flash
The recall was initiated after finding that the walkers could fit through a standard doorway and fail to have sufficient stair-fall protection. ...
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Recall: 8400 baby walkers
Chicago Tribune (blog)
The recalled walkers were manufactured in China and were sold at children's product stores in California, Illinois, New York and Texas from Jan. ...
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Recall News
ABC News
The walkers were sold at small juvenile product stores in California, Illinois, New York and Texas from January 2007 through December 2009. ...
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Kids Today

Suntech recalls baby walkers
Kids Today
The baby walkers were imported from China, and sold at small juvenile product stores in California, Illinois, New York and Texas from January 2007 through ...
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Natural Balance announces voluntary recall on dog food: June 18, 2010
AnnArbor.com
In 2007, a pet food recall was issued after the FDA discovered that vegetable proteins imported from China that were used to produce pet foods were ...
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CPSC Recalls 2 Million Drop-Side Cribs
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
The cribs recalled were manufactured in China, the United States, Canada, Italy, and seven other countries, with some models costing upwards of $500. ...
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Lead Exposure Hazard: CPSC, Wilton Industries Recalls Children's Tiaras
Justice News Flash
The product was manufactured in China and was made available for purchase from June 2009 through April 2010 for about $13. Consumers have been urged to ...
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HP computer battery recall why the three bags of different ...
HP activism involved law firms in Beijing Pacific Century Wang Yu Feng, said they found that from 2003 to 2008, HP had many overseas recall a precedent, but China's current system of electronic product recall legislation also in the ...
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China To Improve Food Safety? | New York Personal Injury Attorney
By The Recall Girl
China To Improve Food Safety?Defective products, food or otherwise, are an ongoing concern in the US, with our Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filtering what food, drugs, and medical devices can be marketed.
Product Recalls - http://www.product-recalls.info/

Target Recalls Children's Belts Made In China Due to Violation of ...
By AHN
Target Recalls Children's Belts Made In China Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard. June 24, 2010 at 5:43 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment. D.C., Washington, United States (AHN) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, ...
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How you Can Choose Safe Toys This Holiday Season? | BlogSDN Articles
By Fahad Khan
With this extreme attention on toy safety and product recalls in recent months, particularly on toys imported from China, it is crucial that consumers be informed and not misled. While it is true that over 80 percent of the toys sold in ...
BlogSDN Articles - http://www.blogsdn.com/

Importing From China? 3 Things To Watch | China Product Sourcing ...
By China Sourcing Commentator
1 “Chinese products are unsafe.” It is a long-held belief that is at the forefront of people's minds once again a number of high profile cases in the United States did. The massive Mattel toy recall, in August 2007 because the toy to ...
China Product Sourcing Reviews Blog - http://www.sourcing-from-china.com/

Target Recalls Children's Belts Made In China Due to Violation of ...
Target Recalls Children's Belts Made In China Due to Violation of Lead Paint ... Topics: company information, product recalls, economy, business and finance ...
www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019092541?...

How to Survive a Product Recall
A product recall doesn't have to be the complete disaster it sounds like. ... Entrepreneurs Save the World, Box Water, and China Struggles ...
www.inc.com/.../how-to-survive-a-product-recall.html?...

IKEA "curtain door" foreign goods from China are different recall
Head of IKEA Shanghai market response to the IKEA product recall in North America, but China did not recall this information, counsel Hu Jiongmin that this ...
news.frbiz.com/ikea_curtain_door_foreign_goods-424371.html

Product recalls: baby walkers, dog vitamins
About 8400 baby walkers, manufactured in China and imported by Suntech ... January 19th, 2010 Product recalls: office chairsThe following recalls have been ...
blog.taragana.com/.../product-recalls-baby-walkers-dog-vitami...

UK newspaper fail: Daily Mail claims iPhone 4 product recall
The Daily Mail in the UK this weekend published a story claiming the iPhone 4 may be subject to a product recall, basing its story on one solitary Tweet ...
www.businessinsider.com/uk-newspaper-fail-daily-mail-claims...