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 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 ...
www.peerpower.com/.../Product-recall-policy--India-on-the-b...

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. ...
www.bioportfolio.com/.../More-Product-Recalls-At-Johnson-J...

 

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.
www.quality-wars.com/.../product-recall-alert-black-decker-an...

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, ...
www.articlekingpro.com/Article/Chinese...-/609645